Race/ethnicity: not publicly disclosed.
On June 30, 2025, in Albemarle, North Carolina, 33-year-old man Lucio Carranco was shot and killed inside a home on the 1600 block of Amhurst Street. Officers were dispatched just after 5:30 p.m. and found two men dead from gunshot wounds: 33-year-old man Lucio Carranco and his 34-year-old relative, Jesus Carranco.
The call followed what police described as a domestic dispute that escalated into gunfire, shattering the stillness of a summer evening and leaving a family and neighborhood reeling.
At the scene, officers arrested 23-year-old Alex Jamies Meras. Investigators said the incident stemmed from a domestic conflict inside the residence, though they did not publicly detail the motive or the nature of the dispute. By the time first responders arrived, 33-year-old man Lucio Carranco and 34-year-old man Jesus Carranco were beyond help.
Detectives booked Meras into custody on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of attempted first-degree murder, charges that underscore the violence police say unfolded in that home. Local reporting confirmed that 33-year-old man Lucio Carranco died of gunshot wounds on June 30, 2025, in Albemarle, while authorities emphasized that the case began as a domestic dispute.
In the days that followed, the community mourned 33-year-old man Lucio Carranco as relatives publicly acknowledged the double loss and prepared for services. Police have not announced additional suspects beyond Meras, and no broader threat to the public was indicated. The investigation, centered on the events within that Amhurst Street home, continues to move through the courts as Albemarle reckons with the tragedy that took two lives.
