31 people were murdered in Syracuse in 2020: Here are the victims
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
Posted Jan 14, 2021
In 2020, 31 people were murdered in Syracuse, matching the city s record set in 2016. Here are some of the victims.
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Syracuse, N.Y. Chariel Osorio stood in front of his Near West Side home with a smile on his face and a diploma in his hands.
It was a sunny June day, and Osorio had just graduated from Corcoran High School. The 17-year-old boy, still clad in his shiny maroon graduation cap and gown, posed for a photo proudly showing off his new degree.
Six hours later, Osorio was shot in the head.
Syracuse, alongside other Covid-stressed U.S. cities, saw alarming rise in murders in 2020
Updated Jan 14, 2021;
Posted Jan 14, 2021
Nine people were shot after gunmen opened fire at the end of Rye Day, a peaceful community birthday party attended by hundreds of people, around 8:30 p.m. June 20, 2020, at Performance Park on Syracuse s Near West Side. Chariel Osorio, 17, died days after the shooting. In this photo, several people agonized by fear stand outside an ambulance preparing to rush a wounded victim to the hospital.Ellen M. Blalock
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Syracuse, N.Y. As the coronavirus pandemic raged in Syracuse and across the United States in 2020, another deadly danger plagued communities: homicides.
Man out on bail for gun case charged in drive-by shooting that killed Syracuse man
Updated Jan 13, 2021;
Syracuse, N.Y. A man who was out on bail for a weapons charge took part in a drive-by shooting in December that left a 21-year-old Syracuse man dead, according to court records.
Sharrief Powell, 23, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder and other charges in connection with the Dec. 21 shooting death of Ptolemy Droz.
Police said Powell was driving a rental vehicle with multiple other passengers inside around 8:36 p.m. in the 200 block of Hillview Avenue. Police said Powell followed Droz, who was driving another vehicle, for several blocks before Powell and the passengers pulled up close to Droz and opened fire.