Edgard Melendez-Ortiz was 24 when he was shot and killed during what was reported as a home invasion at an apartment complex in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The shooting occurred on April 26, 2019. Emergency crews found him with gunshot wounds and he died despite first-responder efforts.

A native of Yabucoa, Puerto Rico, Melendez-Ortiz had lived on the Gulf Coast for 21 years. An obituary noted he is mourned by his parents, siblings and other relatives; the community responded to the sudden, violent loss of a young life.

The Pascagoula Police Department opened a homicide investigation, but no arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly released. Does anyone have information about the April 26, 2019 home invasion or the people involved?