On the evening of May 3, 2024, 27-year-old Kimberlin Gatewood was left at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse with a gunshot wound and later died from her injuries. Gatewood, a mother remembered for a bright personality and dreams of becoming a police officer, came from a family already scarred by the violent deaths of several siblings.

Investigators focused on her partner, 30-year-old Maurice J. Giles. Police say Gatewood was shot in what was possibly an accidental discharge of an illegal ghost gun. After the shooting Giles drove her to the hospital but did not take her inside or notify staff, and initially claimed he was acting as a good Samaritan. Two days after her death Giles surrendered to police and was charged with second-degree manslaughter and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Court filings revealed Gatewood was pregnant at the time of her death and family members spoke in court about the loss.

Did anyone in Syracuse recognize Kimberlin’s name or see anything on May 3 that could help explain what happened?