David Ernesto Guevara, 33, was found fatally shot on the evening of June 23, 2023, near Spring Street and 3rd Avenue in Elizabeth, New Jersey. Officers arrived about 9:39 p.m.; Guevara was pronounced dead at the scene.

Detectives from the Union County Prosecutor’s Office Homicide Task Force, the Elizabeth Police Department, the Union County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Unit, and the Union County Police Ballistics Unit investigated the killing. On July 6, 2023, Joel J. Argueta, 20, of Elizabeth, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and weapons offenses in connection with Guevara’s death; authorities said Argueta faced the possibility of a life sentence if convicted.

What did readers in Elizabeth see or hear on the night of June 23 that might help piece together what happened?