Francisco Almazan-Rojas, 36, was found fatally shot in William Pitts Park off Tusculum Road in Antioch on the evening of April 28. The shooting occurred in a neighborhood recreational area and prompted a prolonged investigation into the circumstances that led to his death.

Investigators later identified a suspect. Police arrested 21-year-old Miguel Cruz-Lopez at an apartment complex on Paragon Mills Road and charged him with criminal homicide and especially aggravated robbery. During an interview at police headquarters, he admitted shooting Almazan-Rojas, said he stole the victim’s pickup truck and cell phone, searched the vehicle for other valuables, then abandoned it in East Nashville. Officers also recovered a nine-millimeter pistol from Cruz-Lopez; ballistics testing was sent to determine whether it was the murder weapon. A judicial commissioner ordered Cruz-Lopez held without bond.

If anyone was in or near William Pitts Park on April 28 and saw something that could help, please share what was observed.