Crime Solvers Central
Crime Solvers Central
307 Cases Solved. Advancing justice for missing persons, unsolved homicides, unidentified and unclaimed remains.

Forum Posts for Angel Tapia Salinas:
Be respectful. Abuse of these forums will not be tolerated.

Angel Tapia Salinas, a 31-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and later died of his injuries after being found with a gunshot wound to the torso on September 26, 2019, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The shooting occurred at about 9:10 p.m. on Bloomfield Drive near South Martin Luther King Junior Drive. He was taken to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, where he succumbed to his wounds.

Investigators identified Andres Martinez-Vargas, 26, as a suspect. Warrants were issued charging him with involuntary manslaughter and storage of firearms to protect minors; other people who were at the scene have been cooperating with police. The Winston-Salem Police Department has classified this as a death investigation and asked for anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Angel or has information about the events on Bloomfield Drive that night, please share what you know with investigators.