Balmore Mauricio Fuentes, 34, a husband and father of two who had come from El Salvador, was shot and killed in broad daylight on Wednesday, August 23, 2017, in the Trinidad neighborhood of Northeast Washington, D.C. He was working as a construction crew chief from Dundalk, Maryland, overseeing renovations when he was found with a gunshot wound to the head in an alley in the 1100 block of Oates Street, NE, at about 1:45 p.m. He was taken to a hospital, where he died.

The shooting appeared to be a robbery targeting Latino construction workers who are often perceived to carry cash, though those who knew him said Fuentes had no money on him at the time. Prosecutors said Fuentes lunged at a weapon before it was fired, and a prosecutor said the victim died trying to save his colleague.

On Wednesday, September 13, 2017, police arrested a 14-year-old boy from Northeast D.C.; he was charged with First-Degree Felony Murder while Armed and was not named because he was charged as a juvenile. Prosecutors said the teen was on probation and had five prior juvenile contacts, and that he and another person approached Fuentes and a co-worker to demand money.

If anyone knew Balmore Fuentes, his work locations, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.