Brandon Alvarado-Gaspar, 24, was found dead at his home on Snead Road in Walhalla, South Carolina after emergency crews responded to a shooting just before 5:30 a.m. on April 13, 2025. He sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the torso, and the Oconee County Coroner ruled his death a homicide.

By about 6:05 a.m. the same morning, 23-year-old Caleb Aguirre, also of Walhalla, was located at a family member’s home on Thompson Road and taken into custody without incident. An arrest warrant was issued and Aguirre was charged with murder and possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime; he was booked into the Oconee County Detention Center held without bond. Authorities described the shooting as an isolated incident and said there was no ongoing danger. An autopsy was scheduled and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate; no motive has been released.

Did anyone in the Walhalla area see or hear anything that morning that could help the investigation?