On March 21, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina, 16-year-old Osmar Burgos Banegas was shot and later found dead near the intersection of Hudson Avenue and North Buchanan Boulevard. Officers initially responded around 10:30 p.m. to a report of a juvenile male being shot on the 1200 block of Leon Street; the victim’s parents took him to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and he was later reported in stable condition. During the investigation the injured teen mentioned two other possible victims, prompting searches with drones and a cadaver dog that recovered the bodies of Osmar and another 16-year-old, Angel Caneles Quintana, the following morning, March 22, around 8:00 a.m.

An 18-year-old, Jorge Raul Benitez-Mendoza, was arrested March 22 and charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder; he was booked without bond. Family described Osmar as protective, bubbly, and genuine, and a GoFundMe was arranged to support his family.

Anyone with information or memories of Osmar is asked to come forward.