Oniel Linares Álvarez was 21 and a Hialeah resident when he was shot and killed on May 24, 2021. The shooting took place in daylight outside a business in the 300 block of W. 29th Street while Oniel and his ex-girlfriend, 22-year-old Crystal Junco, were reportedly talking.

Junco told investigators she fired after she said Oniel made a sudden movement toward his waistband and she feared he was reaching for a gun. Surveillance video from the scene did not show any threatening movement by Oniel; the footage shows Junco firing at him, Oniel falling, and Junco firing additional shots while he lay motionless. No firearm was found on Oniel.

Junco was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and carrying a concealed firearm and was held without bond. The killing left Oniel’s family and the Hialeah community grieving.

Does anyone have information about Oniel, the events that day, or the people involved that could help clarify what happened?