On March 21, 2023, at about 4:44 p.m., deputies responded to a reported shooting in the 27000 block of Ruisenor in Mission Viejo, California. They detained a suspect, evacuated the residence and found 22-year-old Noah Christian Aguilar with a fatal gunshot wound. The Orange County Fire Authority pronounced Aguilar dead at the scene.

Aguilar had been living at the residence with a roommate identified as 22-year-old Michael Guy Levy, who was arrested at the scene and booked on suspicion of homicide. Authorities recovered the firearm believed to have been used and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Detail is leading the investigation. Aftermath notices encouraged anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Department or Orange County Crime Stoppers.

Aguilar, a Mission Viejo resident born July 19, 2000, was remembered by family and friends for athleticism and adventurous spirit. He played baseball, basketball and football, graduated from El Toro High School in 2018, survived cancer in 2021 and is survived by his son Jaxson, his parents and his brother. Did anyone in the area see or hear anything that afternoon that could help investigators?