On the afternoon of September 16, 2021, multiple 911 calls reported gunfire and screams at the Parke Towne North Apartments on North Cliff Valley Way in Brookhaven. Officers responding around 4:30 p.m. found a man with at least one gunshot wound; despite life-saving attempts he was pronounced dead. The victim was identified as Freddy Mendoza, 37, Hispanic.

The Brookhaven Police Department opened a homicide investigation and announced a rapid arrest. About 24 hours after the shooting, 18-year-old Oscar Castrejon Lopez of Brookhaven was taken into custody and charged with malice murder and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime. Initial reports indicated a second person may have been questioned, but Lopez was publicly named as the primary suspect. The investigation into what led to the fatal shooting remains active.

If anyone witnessed the shooting at Parke Towne North Apartments or has information about Mendoza’s death, please share what is known.