Edwin Cisneros-Lopez, a 20-year-old man from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was shot and killed on December 20, 2021, outside his home at the Willows Peake Apartments on Eller Way near U.S. 52 and Research Parkway. Police say he was shot multiple times immediately after exiting his residence, was taken to a hospital in a personal vehicle, and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Investigators identified 33-year-old Justin Neil Sydenstricker as a suspect, saying he lay in wait and shot Cisneros-Lopez as he stepped out of his home. Sydenstricker has been charged with felony murder and is being held in the Forsyth County Law Enforcement Detention Center under no bond. Cisneros-Lopez was an associate of Edwin Hernandez-Medina, who was shot to death two days earlier on December 18, 2021, near Timlic Avenue; police are investigating whether the two killings are linked.

Anyone with information about these cases is asked to contact the Winston-Salem Police Department. Does anyone have information about Cisneros-Lopez, his movements that week, or connections between the two shootings?