On the morning of March 17, 2017, firefighters responding to a fully engulfed white Audi on East 28th Street in Paterson, New Jersey discovered two men dead inside. The victims were identified as 25-year-old Antonio Vega Jr and 27-year-old Aaron Anderson, both Paterson residents. Investigators determined both men had been shot execution-style before the car was set on fire; the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office ruled the deaths a double homicide.

The Audi was registered to Kim DePaola but was being used by her son; Vega and Anderson had driven him to the airport the night before they were found. Authorities said robbery was believed to be the motive. Two Paterson men, Clarence Williams, 26, and Gerry Thomas, 28, were arrested on charges that included murder, conspiracy to commit felony murder, robbery, arson, and weapons offenses. Thomas was convicted in 2018 on multiple counts including felony murder and sentenced to 80 years, though his conviction was later overturned by an appellate court on interrogation grounds. Williams pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter, conspiracy, and weapons charges and was sentenced to 14 years.

Antonio was remembered by family as a loving and devoted father to his young daughter. Does anyone have information about Antonio’s life or movements in Paterson that could help fill in the final hours before March 17, 2017?