In the early morning of Saturday, June 21, 2014, Luis E. Avila Melendez, a 27-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot in Washington, D.C. Police responded about 2:23 a.m. to a report of a shooting near Fuller Street and Mozart Place NW and found Mr. Avila Melendez in the 1600 block of Columbia Road NW with a gunshot wound. He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

Less than two weeks later, on July 2, 2014, police arrested 20-year-old Manuel Antonio Garcia of Northeast, D.C., charging him with second-degree murder while armed in connection with the killing. Court records later show Manuel Garcia pleaded guilty to a lesser charge of voluntary manslaughter.

If anyone has information about the events that night or knew Mr. Avila Melendez, please share what you know.