On October 15, 2023, at about 1:15 a.m., officers responded to a shooting in the 800 block of East Devonshire Street in Winston‑Salem and found 25‑year‑old Jassy Vargas Salinas of Germanton suffering from gunshot wounds. Salinas was pronounced dead at the scene after life‑saving efforts by officers and emergency personnel.

Investigators identified two suspects: 29‑year‑old Daniel Vega and 32‑year‑old Joaquin Rodriguez Jr. Both men were arrested on October 17, 2023, without incident with help from SWAT and the U.S. Marshals Service. Each was charged with felony murder, felony robbery with a dangerous weapon, and felony possession of a firearm by a felon, and were held without bond pending initial court appearances.

This was the 39th homicide in Winston‑Salem for 2023, up from 28 in the same period in 2022. Anyone with information about Salinas’s death is asked to contact the Winston‑Salem Police Department.