On the night of May 8, 2024, a shooting at the Duke Manor Apartments in Durham, North Carolina, left 27-year-old Nelson Mendez‑Vasquez dead. The shooting happened around 10:13 p.m. in the 300 block of South LaSalle Street. Mendez‑Vasquez and three others — two men and a woman — were taken to Duke University Hospital; Mendez‑Vasquez died shortly after arrival, the woman suffered life‑threatening injuries, and the two men had non‑life‑threatening wounds.

Durham police arrested two suspects in the days after the shooting. On May 9, 29‑year‑old Yeltsin Boris Cinto Orozco was charged with first‑degree murder and multiple weapons offenses; on May 10, 42‑year‑old William Antonio Sanchez‑Vasquez faced the same charges. Both were held without bond at the Durham County Jail. Residents reported hearing multiple rounds, with some estimating at least ten shots, and authorities described the event as appearing isolated while the investigation continues.

If anyone at Duke Manor Apartments or nearby heard, saw, or has information about that night, please share what is known with Durham police.