Javier Navarro Hernandez, a 17-year-old Hispanic male, was tragically shot and killed on the evening of August 3, 2019. The fatal encounter occurred in the parking lot of an IHOP restaurant on the Westbank Expressway in Terrytown, a suburb of Gretna, Louisiana.
According to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, the shooting stemmed from a dispute between Hernandez and another man. Investigators identified the suspect as Melvin M. Carcamo-Berrios.
An arrest warrant was quickly issued for Carcamo-Berrios on a charge of second-degree murder.
In the days following the shooting, authorities determined that Carcamo-Berrios had fled the United States to escape prosecution. The investigation revealed that he had traveled to the Dominican Republic. In December 2019, through the cooperative efforts of U.S. federal law enforcement and authorities in the Dominican Republic, Carcamo-Berrios was located and apprehended in that country. He was held in custody while awaiting extradition back to the United States to face the murder charge.
Further details regarding the specific motive for the altercation that led to the shooting have not been publicly released by law enforcement. Information concerning the extradition of Melvin M. Carcamo-Berrios and the current status of his trial proceedings in Jefferson Parish is not readily available in public records.
