Juan Carlos Hernandez-Mariche, 20, was found dead in the backyard of his home on Ansonia Street in Winston-Salem on May 22, 2022, the victim of multiple gunshot wounds. Responding officers and emergency medical personnel pronounced him dead at the scene. Investigators determined he was specifically targeted, making the shooting a deliberate, isolated incident.

The Winston-Salem Police Department Criminal Investigations Division led the inquiry. On August 27, 2022, police arrested two men, Omar Avila Sanchez and Bryan Santiago Zarate, and charged both with murder; authorities did not release details about motive or any link to Hernandez-Mariche. The investigation was ongoing and investigators asked anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone who knew Juan Carlos or who was in the Ansonia Street area on May 22, 2022, see or hear anything that could help?