On the morning of August 19, 2022, deputies from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of gunfire at the Heritage Apartments complex at 405 Thomas Burke Drive, just outside Hillsborough, North Carolina. Officers found 26-year-old Ulises Guadalupe Vasquez in the parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds; emergency responders attempted aid but Vasquez died at the scene. A K-9 track led through nearby woods and ended near Interstate 85, and investigators believe the suspect left the area in a vehicle.

Detectives identified 32-year-old Uriel Garcia Garcia of Durham as a suspect. On August 22, 2022, Garcia was arrested in Statesboro, Georgia, by U.S. Marshals task force agents and charged with first-degree murder; he was held in the Bulloch County Jail pending extradition to North Carolina. Authorities have not disclosed a motive and the investigation remains ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator Kevin Stewart at 919-245-2925.

If anyone knew Ulises or saw activity near the Heritage Apartments the morning of August 19, please come forward with information.