Pedro Manzano, 28, of Lexington, North Carolina, was found dead of a gunshot wound on July 31, 2019, and was pronounced dead at the scene. He was born September 28, 1990, worked at Carter Mill, and is survived by his parents Ponciano Manzano and Alejandra Carrillo Medina, his companion Serena Phan, and children Kameron, Graysen, Jayda, Kali, Gianna, and Helena Manzano.

The Lexington Police Department launched an investigation and on August 2, 2019, 23-year-old Nautica Raquan Smith was arrested and charged with Manzano’s murder. Smith was taken into custody at a home on Lillie Drive and held in the Davidson County Detention Center without bond. Investigators said the shooting was not random and that evidence placed Smith at Manzano’s home prior to the shooting.

Pedro’s daughter Jayda was across the street at a friend’s house when she heard the gunshots, which she said sounded similar to other neighborhood noises they sometimes mistook for fireworks. The community described Pedro as a good person and a loving father. If anyone has information about the case, contact the Lexington Police Department or Lexington Area Crime Stoppers.