On the evening of August 24, 2022, a dispute between two acquaintances in a parking lot in Hyattsville, Maryland, ended with 30-year-old Irvin Paredes shot and killed. Patrol officers were sent to the 2300 block of University Boulevard after reports of a shooting; Paredes, a Langley Park resident, was found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene at about 9:15 p.m.

Investigators quickly focused on an acquaintance as the suspect and identified 29-year-old Rudis Alfaro of Laurel as the person responsible. In September 2022 Alfaro was taken into custody by the Prince George’s County Police and charged with first- and second-degree murder and other related offenses; he was being held without bond pending further proceedings. The police asked anyone with additional information to contact them.