On Sunday, April 16, 2023, 39-year-old Gregory R. Dugga Graves was shot on Shonnard Street in Syracuse and later died at a hospital. Police identified two men in connection with the fatal shooting. Miguel Cruz of Clay was arrested and charged with second-degree murder; authorities allege Cruz handed the weapon to the person who fired the shot.

That person was identified as 30-year-old Alexander Galan, described as a Hispanic man, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 290 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. A warrant charged Galan with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, and he turned himself in to the Syracuse Police warrants squad in May 2023 and was arrested. The case against both men is proceeding through the legal system.

If anyone has information about Gregory Graves, his activities that day, or the shooting on Shonnard Street, contact the Syracuse Police.