Rolando Blanco-Duarte, 32, was killed after a night out in Brooklyn. On the evening of June 18, 2023, Blanco-Duarte was at the Black Horses Tavern with two men, Luis Cerna-Marroquin and Rodolfo Lopez. The three later went to a building at 971 41st Street in Borough Park, where an argument broke out around 4 a.m. Court documents say the dispute followed drinking and cocaine use; Cerna-Marroquin allegedly hit and kicked Blanco-Duarte, retrieved a handgun, and shot him twice, once in the back and once in the head.

After the shooting, Cerna-Marroquin and Lopez are accused of moving Blanco-Duarte’s body in a wheelbarrow and trash bags into a white SUV, driving to a wooded area in Chester Springs, Pennsylvania, and setting the body on fire. Pennsylvania authorities found burned remains at about 5:30 a.m. the same day; the body was identified by July 2 and the NYPD investigation led to arrests on July 4, 2023. Both men were charged with murder, and also faced federal charges for transporting and disposing of the body across state lines. On March 11, 2024, Cerna-Marroquin pleaded guilty to a federal obstruction charge and was sentenced to 10 years; as of March 2024 the federal case against Lopez and the state murder prosecutions remained pending.

Are there details about Blanco-Duarte’s life or movements that could help fill gaps in the timeline that night?