Christian S. Pacas was 22 when he was fatally shot outside a home on Grove Street in Hackensack, New Jersey in the early morning hours of December 22, 2019. A packer for the Urbani Truffles Company of New York, he was remembered by family and friends as a beloved son, a loyal brother, and someone with ambitions for the future.

The Hackensack Police Department and the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office opened an intensive investigation that identified a suspect quickly. An arrest warrant was issued for 20-year-old Jairo Echeverry of Hackensack, described by authorities as armed and dangerous. On December 23, 2019, Echeverry was arrested in Brooklyn, New York; 27-year-old Brian Guerrero of Paramus was also taken into custody. Echeverry was charged with murder and possession of a firearm for an unlawful purpose, and Guerrero was charged with hindering apprehension.

If anyone knew Christian, his routines, or was in the Grove Street area that night, please share information that could help the ongoing case.