Eric Hernan Salas-Nepomuceno, a 22-year-old man from Durham, North Carolina, tragically lost his life in a shooting incident on February 13, 2021, in Cary, North Carolina. The incident occurred just before 2 a.m. in the parking lot of El Piano Bar, located in the 100 block of Reed Street. Cary police responded to a call reporting shots fired and found Eric Hernan Salas-Nepomuceno, who had sustained fatal gunshot wounds.
Three other individuals, all from Durham, were also injured in the shooting.
The investigation revealed that the shooting was the result of an exchange at the business that escalated into violence. Cary police arrested 21-year-old Juan Manuel Calvo-Hernandez in connection with the shooting. He was charged with one count of first-degree murder and three counts of assault with a deadly weapon with the intent to kill and inflicting serious injury. Calvo-Hernandez was taken into custody at the Wake County Public Safety Center.
Further developments in the case led to the arrest of a second suspect, Giovanni Ramirez, who was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury. The authorities believe that the shooting was related to an altercation at El Piano Bar that turned violent.
The tragic death of Eric Hernan Salas-Nepomuceno and the injuries sustained by the other victims have deeply affected the community. Cary police have worked diligently to bring the case to a swift resolution, and their efforts have provided some measure of comfort to the victims' families and the community at large.
