Ruben Garcia Ramos, 37, was shot on the evening of March 22, 2018, on the 1900 block of Laguna Road in Adelphi, Maryland. Officers arrived about 5:45 p.m. and found him with gunshot wounds to his upper body; he was taken to a nearby hospital and died of his injuries. Early reports misidentified his residence as Hyattsville; he lived in Adelphi.

Investigators determined the shooting was tied to an ongoing dispute rather than a random act. Within two weeks police arrested two teenagers: 19-year-old Freddy Mendez-Cruz of Takoma Park and 16-year-old Christian Alvarado of Northeast Washington. Both were charged with first- and second-degree murder and, according to police, confessed to involvement in the shooting. The motive behind the dispute that ended Ruben Garcia Ramos’s life remains unclear.

If anyone knew Ruben or has information about the dispute that led to his death, please share what you know.