In the early morning hours of December 23, 2015, Roanoke police responded to a call about a man down at a home on Eastern Avenue NE and found 44-year-old Ancelmo Maldonado Castillo with a fatal gunshot wound to his upper body. Paramedics pronounced him dead inside the residence. Investigators reported a heated altercation that escalated into deadly violence.

Also at the home was Ancelmo’s 40-year-old half-brother, Orencio Castillo Maldonado. Evidence at the scene indicated Orencio had been drinking and using methamphetamine before the confrontation. He was taken into custody and charged with second-degree murder; authorities later noted he had been deported in 2006 and was in the United States illegally. The second-degree murder charge against Orencio was later dropped; the reasons for that dismissal have not been publicized.

The killing of Ancelmo Maldonado Castillo remains unresolved. Does anyone have information about the night of December 23, 2015, or about the family that could help clarify what happened?