On the evening of March 1, 2024, at about 8:50 PM, San Diego police responded to a shooting in the 4500 block of Alvarado Canyon Road in the Grantville neighborhood. Officers found two men with gunshot wounds in the stairwell of an apartment complex: 31-year-old Joseph Taylor, a San Diego resident who did not live at the complex, and 24-year-old Lavion Estridge, believed to be a security guard there. Both were taken to hospitals and pronounced dead.

Investigators say an altercation occurred among a group near the complex pool; during that confrontation at least three people produced firearms and began shooting. Detectives arrested 31-year-old Charles Burke on March 5 and charged him with murder. A second suspect, 23-year-old Jacarre Easter, was later identified; a warrant was issued and he was arrested in Mississippi on March 12, with efforts underway to extradite him to San Diego. Authorities have described the incident as suspected gang-related and are continuing to investigate, asking anyone with information to contact the Homicide Unit or Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Joseph Taylor or has information about the shooting or events at the pool that evening, please share what is known with investigators.