On the evening of December 24, 2021, in Memphis, Tennessee, 41-year-old Juan Castillo was shot multiple times after being ordered out of his vehicle at the Cedar Creek Apartments on Steve Road. The attacker then drove off in Castillo’s 2012 Kia Sorento. Castillo was taken to a nearby hospital and died about an hour later.

Police located the abandoned Kia and recovered a firearm believed to be the murder weapon along with Castillo’s identification. The investigation identified 20-year-old Eric Alao Alvarez, who was arrested the day after the shooting. He was later indicted on first-degree murder in the perpetration of a felony and especially aggravated robbery and is being held without bond in the Shelby County Jail as the case moves forward.

If anyone saw activity at the Cedar Creek Apartments on the night of December 24, 2021, or has information about the stolen vehicle before it was recovered, please share what is known.