In the early morning hours of July 5, 2023, Angel Cruzeta, a 30-year-old resident of Inwood, was found outside a building on Vermilyea Avenue near West 204th Street with a fatal gunshot wound to his face. The shooting occurred at about 1:45 a.m. First responders transported Cruzeta to Harlem Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators reported the shooter fled the scene on a scooter. The NYPD canvassed the area for witnesses and sought surveillance footage to reconstruct what happened. On July 14, 2023, police arrested 43-year-old Angel Garcia; he was charged with manslaughter and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with Cruzeta’s death.

Does anyone in the Inwood area have information or saw activity around Vermilyea Avenue the night of July 5, 2023?