Andres Martinez Vargas was 29 when he was shot on the 2500 block of Sink Street in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, early the morning of August 20, 2022. Someone took him to a hospital before police arrived; he was later pronounced dead. The Winston-Salem Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division handled the case.

Authorities identified a 26-year-old man, also named Andres Martinez-Vargas, and charged him with involuntary manslaughter and storing firearms to protect minors. The investigation into the shooting and the surrounding circumstances was ongoing as investigators gathered evidence and sought more information. The department asked anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Andres Martinez Vargas, was in the area that morning, or has information about the shooting, please share what you know with investigators.