On the evening of July 22, 2026, 33-year-old Joshua Lopez was shot and killed in an apartment complex on Fred Wilson Avenue in Northeast El Paso after a dispute with his roommate. Joshua, a father and his mother’s first-born son, was described by family as having an infectious laugh, a kind heart and a love of playing guitar. According to police and witness accounts, a verbal argument escalated; Joshua reportedly armed himself with a knife and went to a neighbor’s apartment saying his roommate was extremely intoxicated. The neighbor says the roommate, 41-year-old David Daniel Hall, came out, repeatedly asked if they were good, then allegedly produced a handgun and shot Joshua in the chest.

Joshua was taken to a hospital with multiple gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead. Hall fled but was located and arrested by El Paso police and charged with murder; he was booked into the El Paso County Detention Facility with bond set at $150,000. An attorney for Hall has raised questions about the police affidavit and the case is pending. If anyone knew Joshua or witnessed what happened that night, please share what you remember.