Angel Sostre, 22, was found shot to death behind a row of apartments on McBride Street on Youngstown’s East Side. Police were called about 5:30 a.m. on June 18, 2024, and discovered Sostre’s body at the scene. The Youngstown Police Department opened a homicide investigation into the killing.

A key development in the probe came on July 9, 2024, when 22-year-old Samuel Perez was arrested in connection with the shooting. Perez appeared in Youngstown Municipal Court on July 10, where a judge set bond at $1 million. On August 9, 2024, a grand jury returned an indictment charging Perez with murder.

Few public details about motive or a timeline of events leading up to the shooting have been released. If anyone saw activity behind the McBride Street apartments around dawn on June 18 or has information about this case, please share what is known with investigators.