Carlos Guillen, 19, of Bay Shore was driving an Acura eastbound on Francisco Avenue in Central Islip on the afternoon of October 1, 2022, when his vehicle suddenly struck a parked trailer and a fence at Lurcott Lane. He was taken to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore, where physicians discovered a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead a short time later. What began as a reported crash was reclassified as a homicide after the wound was found.

Investigators say the shooting followed a prearranged meeting. Authorities allege 20-year-old Erick Garcia of Central Islip arranged the meeting under the pretense of a transaction, then entered Guillen’s car armed and attempted a robbery. A 911 call from Guillen was placed but he was unable to speak.

Garcia was arrested on an unrelated weapons charge on November 10, 2022, and later arrested in connection with Guillen’s death. Has anyone in Central Islip or Bay Shore seen or heard anything related to that October 1 meeting or the Acura involved?