On February 16, 2023, Durham police found 64-year-old Jose Manuel Caceres-Murillo fatally shot in the 800 block of Park Avenue around 8 a.m.; Emergency Medical Services pronounced him dead at the scene. Caceres-Murillo, a longtime Park Avenue resident of 50 years originally from Honduras, was known locally as a hot dog vendor. He is survived by a partner of 24 years and three stepchildren.

The neighborhood was cordoned off between Lathrop and Holloway streets while officers canvassed and interviewed witnesses, but police did not immediately release information about possible suspects. As of December 24, 2024, no arrests or identified suspects have been publicly reported and the case remains unsolved. Anyone with information is asked to contact Investigator M. Strickland at (919) 560-4440, ext. 29536, or CrimeStoppers at (919) 683-1200.

Did anyone in the area know Jose Murillo or see anything on the morning of February 16, 2023 that could help investigators?