Seventeen-year-old Erlin Alexis Romero-Ramirez was shot and killed on the Sligo Creek Trail Bridge in Hyattsville, Maryland, on the evening of September 16, 2010. He was found on the bridge, taken to a local hospital, and later died of his injuries. Prince George’s County Police initially investigated and explored whether the shooting was gang-related.

Years later, the killing was tied to a broader federal racketeering case against MS-13. Evidence presented at trial linked Miguel Angel Manjivar, a member of the MS-13 Peajes Locotes Salvatrucha clique, to a string of violent acts, including the September 16, 2010 murder on the Hyattsville footbridge. Prosecutors said Manjivar killed the young man believing he was a member of a rival gang.

If anyone knew Erlin, saw the Sligo Creek Trail Bridge area that night, or has information about the case, please come forward.