In the spring of 2023, the life of 39-year-old Gregory R. “Dugga” Graves was tragically cut short on a Sunday, April 16th. A male victim of a shooting on Shonnard Street in Syracuse, he was rushed to the hospital where he ultimately succumbed to his injuries.
The investigation into his death led Syracuse Police to identify two men in connection with the fatal shooting. One man, Miguel Cruz of Clay, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder.
Police alleged that Cruz was not the gunman but had handed the weapon to the man who fired the shot. That man was identified as 30-year-old Alexander Galan. A warrant was issued for Galan's arrest on charges of second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
Authorities described Galan as a Hispanic man, 5'10' tall and weighing 290 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. After a public call for information on his whereabouts, Galan eventually turned himself in to the Syracuse Police warrants squad in May 2023. He was subsequently arrested and faced the same murder charge as Cruz. The case against both men is proceeding through the legal system.
