In the pre-dawn hours of February 8, 2021, a suspected burglary at Haraf’s Market on Belle Creek Boulevard in Commerce City, Colorado, ended with the death of 24-year-old James Anthony Martinez. Martinez was reportedly among several people involved in the break-in; the store’s alarm alerted residents above the market.

William Paul Schuette, 20, who lived in an apartment above the store, said he was startled by the noise and retrieved an AR-style rifle. From a landing outside his apartment he opened fire on suspects who were leaving in a Volkswagen sedan. Martinez was struck twice, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into parked cars; he was found dead inside the crashed car when police arrived. Schuette was taken into custody at the scene and the rifle was recovered from his apartment.

What information do readers have about Martinez’s movements that night or about witnesses who saw the vehicle leaving Haraf’s Market?