Carlos Montenegro, a 65-year-old Hispanic man, was found dead after a shooting at East Park in the 700 block of South Ross Street in Amarillo, Texas, on July 30, 2022. Officers arriving on the scene discovered Montenegro’s body and the Amarillo Police Department’s Homicide Unit opened an investigation into the killing.

Investigators identified 27-year-old Jesus Manuel Hernandez Jr. as the primary suspect. Police searched a residence in the 2900 block of Pittsburgh with an APD SWAT team but did not find Hernandez there; he was later located and arrested at an apartment complex in the 1600 block of Dale Street. Hernandez was charged with murder and booked into the Potter County Detention Center. Police stated Hernandez shot and killed Montenegro before 8 p.m. on the evening of July 30, 2022.

If anyone witnessed the shooting near East Park that evening or has information about events leading up to it, please come forward.