Witness to murder lived here on lam
A witness, Vento, faces delay in Brooklyn as prosecutors plan to pursue a second degree murder indictment if he does not cooperate. He is part of a group that cornered a 16 year old and friends last August, with one suspect, Joseph Fama, charged with Hawkins’s shooting. Police say the witness’s cooperation could bolster the case, amid surrounding efforts by authorities in Central New York to locate further witnesses.