A dispute that began over clothing in the late afternoon of May 26, 2022, ended with the death of 16-year-old Eliel Arnoldo Ortiz in the parking lot of the Longwood at Southern Hills Apartments on Wallace Road in South Nashville. The confrontation involved four women tied to two different men and escalated to gunfire. The man identified as firing the fatal shot was 43-year-old Jorge Dominguez, a resident of the complex, who left the scene and was later found by detectives at a motel on Briley Parkway.

A search of Dominguez’s vehicle reportedly turned up five ounces of methamphetamine, a pound of marijuana, three semi-automatic pistols, and a rifle. Dominguez initially claimed he fired in self-defense, saying guns had been pointed at him; homicide detectives later rejected that claim and a criminal homicide warrant was issued charging him in Ortiz’s death. Dominguez was already facing separate state and federal charges at the time.

Does anyone have information about Eliel Ortiz, the events at the apartment complex, or witnesses who were present that afternoon?