On the late evening of March 20, 2014, 17-year-old Tyler Zanco was shot and killed in the parking lot of the Gardencrest Apartments in Waltham, Massachusetts. A senior at Waltham High School, Zanco was a captain of the wrestling team and also played football and lacrosse. Authorities say the confrontation began after a marijuana transaction involving Zanco’s cousin, and that Zanco arranged a meeting with 21-year-old Taylor Poulin under the pretense of another deal.

According to reports, an altercation broke out at the meeting. Zanco allegedly used a stun gun on Poulin, and 22-year-old Domingo Mendes, who had accompanied Poulin, became involved. Mendes reportedly obtained a handgun that Poulin had brought and fired as Zanco attempted to run away; one bullet struck Zanco in the back. Zanco was taken to Newton-Wellesley Hospital and pronounced dead that evening. Mendes and Poulin fled the scene and left the area; arrest warrants were issued for both.

If anyone was in the Gardencrest Apartments parking area that night or has information about the events that led to Tyler’s death, please come forward.