On the evening of New Year’s Eve 2020, 25-year-old Jesus Noel Soto-Villareal was fatally shot in Topeka, Kansas. The shooting occurred around 5:30 p.m. in the area of Southeast 6th and Leland. Soto-Villareal, known to family as Noel, arrived at Stormont-Vail Hospital with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced deceased there, recorded as Topeka’s 25th homicide of the year.

Born in Dallas, Texas, he enjoyed collecting rocks and played baseball and soccer. The Topeka Police Department investigated the killing and Shawnee County Crime Stoppers received an anonymous tip believed to be important, with investigators urging the tipster to come forward again through anonymous channels. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been publicly identified.

The case remains unsolved and Noel’s parents, three siblings and extended family continue to mourn. Does anyone have information about that area on New Year’s Eve 2020 or about Noel’s last hours that could help investigators?