State Police say this blue 2002 Jeep Wrangler was driven by Saranac Lake resident Ann Favro. Police arrested Favro on Saturday on charges that she allegedly murdered an Indian Lake man earlier that day. Investigators are asking Indian Lake residents to review surveillance or game camera footage for this Jeep. The day of the murder, the Jeep was photographed with its hardtop cover on. (Provided photo)

SARANAC LAKE — New York State Police are requesting the public’s assistance in gathering video of a blue Jeep Wrangler driven by a Saranac Lake woman who has been arrested and charged with the murder of an Indian Lake man.

Ann M. Favro, 57, of Saranac Lake was charged by State Police with second-degree murder, a felony, after officers discovered the body of David J. Chenier, 32, of Indian Lake on Saturday following a report of shots fired on Big Brook Road at 8:12 p.m.

On Monday, pathologist Michael Sikirica conducted an autopsy, which determined Chenier’s cause of death to be gunshot wounds to the chest and neck. His death has been ruled a homicide and police are gradually releasing information as the investigation continues.

State Police Troop B Public Information Officer Brandi Ashley said that investigators, led by Senior Investigator Jason Pelkey, are requesting video footage as they try to establish a timeline of events on Saturday.

“The suspect was known to be driving the blue 2002 Jeep Wrangler between Big Brook Road, Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake,” a news release from State Police reads.

Residents and business owners in the area are being encouraged to review footage from video surveillance or game cameras on the date of Chenier’s death — Aug. 12 — between 7:30 and 8:30 p.m.

Images of the Jeep captured on video surveillance in the towns of Indian Lake and Blue Mountain Lake and provided by State Police show the vehicle with its hardcover top on and with its top off.

The photo taken on the day of the homicide shows the cover on.

The license plate reads “KTG-9910.”

Ashley said she was unsure who owns the Jeep but that Favro was driving it. Asked if the Jeep was currently in State Police possession, Ashley could not comment.

State Police are also asking homeowners on state Routes 28 and 30 in the towns of Long Lake and Blue Mountain Lake to look out for any “suspicious found property” on their land or in their outside garbage bins.

“If any nuisance property is located, do not touch it and notify the State Police,” the State Police news release reads.

Ashley said there is suspicion that evidence was discarded in the area. She said police are looking for something specific but could not say specifically what that evidence is.

If anyone recognizes the vehicle, or locates property that could pertain to this case, they are asked to contact State Police at 518-873-2750.

Favro was arrested in a traffic stop on the same day as the murder Saturday at 10:16 p.m., around two or three hours after the murder was suspected to have taken place.

Ashley said the traffic stop was made because Favro was the primary suspect in the homicide investigation. She was not able to share what made police suspect Favro.

Public posts on social media accounts belonging to Chenier and Favro indicate that the two knew one another and may have been related.

Ashley said she cannot yet share if or how they know each other. She said there have been no other arrests in connection with this investigation.

Favro was arraigned in Indian Lake Town Court and remanded to the Hamilton County Jail in Lake Pleasant without bail. Ashley said Favro has since been transferred to Fulton County Jail, still with no bail set.

State Police have declined to answer questions about exactly where Chenier’s body was found because of the ongoing investigation.

Ashley was not able to give the exact address of the property where Chenier was found nor confirm if this was at his property or someone else’s. Hamilton County tax records show a home under Chenier’s name at 146 Big Brook Road, around 0.2 miles from the intersection with Sabael Road.

Chenier was an employee at Elkin Tree Service. On Monday, company owner Kevin Elkin made a public social media post, writing that their work family has suffered an “irreplaceable and devastating loss.”

“He was like a son to me and it’s going to be difficult picking up the pieces and moving forward,” Elkin wrote. “He loved anything to do with a chainsaw. He was a talented timber feller and was quickly honing his skills, doing complicated aerial removals.”

Elkin said Chenier had worked with him for six years and three months.

“He quickly became intertwined in our lives and a cornerstone of my company,” Elkin wrote. “We are diminished. As a family. As a community. As a company. Rest in peace brother.”