Geno Hansana was a funny, outgoing, and beloved son, brother, nephew, and cousin who was known as someone who would do anything for anyone. On August 1, 2021, the 29-year-old man from Saint Petersburg, Florida, was killed in an incident that also claimed the life of his friend.
The violence began with a disagreement between three friends: Geno Hansana, Ai Noy Graham, and Patrick Cretors. According to investigators, the argument escalated, and Cretors, who was reportedly in the backseat of a car with the other two men, shot both Hansana and Graham. The aftermath unfolded across two different locations in Saint Petersburg. At 7:18 p.m., police received a call about suspicious circumstances and responded to the 3200 block of 11th Avenue South, where they discovered Hansana’s body left in the street.
Just 24 minutes later, another call came in reporting an unresponsive man inside a stalled vehicle in the 2800 block of 20th Avenue North, about two and a half miles away.
There, officers found 30-year-old Ai Noy Graham deceased from apparent gunshot wounds. Detectives quickly determined the two scenes were connected.
Investigators concluded that after the shootings, the suspect had dumped Hansana’s body before abandoning the vehicle with Graham’s body still inside. The suspect, identified as 31-year-old Patrick Cretors, then fled on foot. Officers located and apprehended him a short time later.
On August 2, 2021, police arrested Cretors and charged him with two counts of first-degree murder for the shooting deaths of Geno Hansana and Ai Noy Graham. As of August 2021, the case was proceeding to trial.
