On January 15, 2023, 18-year-old Roy Marcelo Alas Guevara was fatally shot at the Vista Villa Apartment Homes on Barrington Drive in east Charlotte. The shooting began about 9:37 p.m. when multiple gunshots were fired into several apartments and into vehicles across the complex. Guevara was found by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers with a gunshot wound, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead.

Bullets penetrated multiple dwellings and vehicles; residents reported hearing numerous shots and taking cover. One neighbor, Victor Gonzalez, said his family’s van and truck were struck by bullets. Another neighbor who asked to remain anonymous identified Guevara as a friend and called the violence senseless. Funeral services for Guevara were held January 22, 2023, at the Carolina Funeral and Cremation Center; his obituary lists his birth as March 23, 2004.

CMPD has not identified suspects or announced arrests and the investigation remains active. If anyone has information, contact Crime Stoppers at 704-334-1600. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that night that could help this investigation?