Hanky Z. Betancourt, 29, was fatally shot outside his Chestnut Street residence in Lynn, Massachusetts on the evening of January 13, 2017, at about 8:15 p.m. He was taken to Lynn Union Hospital with a gunshot wound and later pronounced dead. Investigators described the shooting as appearing targeted rather than random, and the Massachusetts State Police, the Essex County District Attorney’s Office and the Lynn Police Department handled the case.

Betancourt was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, graduated from Lynn Classical High School and had pursued paralegal studies. At the time of his death he worked as a shipping clerk in Wilmington. No arrests had been announced in connection with the homicide, and his funeral was held privately.

Did anyone in Lynn or the surrounding area have information about Hanky’s activities or contacts in the days before January 13, 2017?