Juan Sanchez was 24 and from Allentown, Pennsylvania when he was shot and killed on April 26, 2018. A promising local boxer known as Ciclon Jr., Sanchez was riding a dirt bike in the 400 block of Liberty Street when someone in a passing vehicle fired a shot that struck him in the back, fracturing his spine and leaving him initially unable to move his right leg. He died later that day despite medical care.

Investigators found no clear motive; the shooting was described as possibly mistaken identity or a random act. The Allentown Police Department conducted an investigation but made no arrests, and the shooter’s identity remains unknown. Sanchez’s death deeply affected his family, friends, and the local boxing community.