Josue Marlin Portillo was 21 when he was shot shortly before 3:30 a.m. on September 21, 2019, at Bay Creek Apartments in the 1300 block of Hudson Avenue in Durham, North Carolina. Officers found him unconscious inside an apartment; he was taken to a hospital and died of his wounds two days later.

Durham police opened a homicide investigation. On October 4, 2019, Eric Humberto Ramirez, 25, was charged with Portillo’s murder and was believed to be the shooter; authorities said Ramirez was on the run at the time and asked the public for help, offering a cash reward for information leading to his arrest. As of the latest updates, no arrest has been made and the investigation remains active.

Portillo’s death has drawn attention to gun violence in Durham and left his family seeking answers and justice. If anyone has information about what happened that night or Ramirez’s whereabouts, please share it with investigators.