Do you know who murdered Nelson? Nelson B. Castillo Jr., 25, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, was shot on the night of September 14, 2013, on Archdale Road in Boston’s Roslindale neighborhood. Police responded to 80 Archdale Road shortly before midnight and found him suffering from gunshot wounds; he was pronounced deceased, and the medical examiner ruled the manner of death a homicide.
The killing happened on a Saturday that saw a burst of gun violence across the city, with Castillo’s death the only fatality among several separate shooting incidents reported that day.
Friends and family later identified Castillo as a young husband and father from Roslindale. The shooting occurred in and around the Archdale housing area, a setting that had seen prior episodes of gun violence, heightening the community’s alarm as news of multiple citywide shootings filtered in that weekend. Reports noted that Castillo’s slaying stood out as the single fatal attack amid the spree, underscoring both the randomness and the severity of the night’s events.
Authorities classified the case as a homicide and appealed for information, and the Boston Police Department continues to list Castillo’s killing among the city’s unsolved homicides from 2013. Public postings over time have not announced any arrests or identified suspects in connection with his death.
