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Joshua Santos was 20 when he was killed on January 28, 2018, in a row house on South 3rd Street in Reading, Pennsylvania. The shooting happened around 7 p.m., and Santos was one of four people shot to death during the incident; the other victims were 20-year-old Jarlyn Lantigua-Tejada, 23-year-old Juan Rodriguez, and 23-year-old Nelson Onofre.

Investigators said multiple people entered the residence and opened fire, and they believed the victims were targeted. In April 2021 federal authorities announced the arrest of 31-year-old Pedro Sanchez-Laporte in Florida in connection with the quadruple homicide, and that he and other alleged members of a drug-trafficking organization had confronted and shot the victims, who were reported to be involved in narcotics sales. Ten people from Reading were later indicted on charges that included murder, kidnapping, drug distribution, and firearms offenses tied to an organization called Trinidad.

A community vigil followed the killings and officials described the case as linked to drug-related violence. Does anyone have information about Joshua’s movements or who might have been at the South 3rd Street house that evening?