Santos Benito López, 36, was killed in a burst of gunfire outside an apartment building at 4952 Central Drive in Stone Mountain, Georgia, on the morning of June 9, 2019. DeKalb County police found two men shot in the chest, lying face down; López was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim, Oscar Mateo, was taken to hospital and later died. Shell casings and a white Honda Accord with its engine running and the driver’s door open were noted at the scene.

Local reporting identified both victims and described the killings as a violent attack that shook the neighborhood and the wider Latino community. Reports say both López and Mateo were Guatemalan immigrants and that Mateo had moved into the complex only weeks earlier. Media coverage through 2021 describes the case as an active homicide investigation but does not report a suspect, arrest, charge, or conviction in López’s death.

If anyone knew either man, their movements that morning, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.