Update 11/01/2021 10:47pm:
According to the New York Post, Alpo Martinez was seen throwing baggies of drugs out of his truck window as he attempted to flee the scene while being shot multiple times in Harlem. Authorities say roughly a dozen baggies were found in the street near the scene where Alpo was shot in his 2017 Ram Truck. The baggies contained a brown substance that is believed to be heroin.
It remains unclear whether Alpo was released from witness protection or whether he just headed back to his former hood on his own.
Original 10/31/2021 10:46am:
According to credible sources, it was revealed that Alberto ‘Alpo’ Martinez was shot and killed in Harlem. The shooting took place early Sunday morning, in a drive-by fashion. Police noted that Alpo was hit multiple times in the chest, with shots coming from the vehicle passing by on West 147th Street near Frederick Douglass Blvd, around 3:20 am.
The EMS attempted to rush him to the Harlem Hospital, but Alpo did not make it. News of this comes after the 55-year-old was previously seen riding his motorcycle around Harlem in 2020.
source: NY Daily News
