Edwin Rivera-Valentín, 26, was fatally shot on July 31, 2022, at about 3:00 a.m. in the 400 block of Spring Garden Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. Responding officers found him deceased at the scene. An investigation led by Criminal Investigator Trevor Atkins identified 20-year-old Luis Cepeda-Morales, also known as Oriel, as a suspect. Witnesses reported Edwin had been in an argument with a woman and her son, Luis Cepeda-Morales, shortly before the shooting.

An arrest warrant charged Luis Cepeda-Morales with first-degree murder, third-degree murder, aggravated assault, and recklessly endangering another person. He was apprehended in Puerto Rico on August 19, 2022, and approved for extradition to Berks County to face the charges. Edwin Rivera-Valentín was born May 19, 1996, and was a Reading resident; he was laid to rest locally and is remembered by family and friends.

If anyone has information about the events on Spring Garden Street that night, please share what you know.