In the chill of a late December evening in Memphis, Tennessee, a family's life was irrevocably shattered. On Friday, December 22, 2017, Esteban Dominguez, a Hispanic male originally from Oaxaca, Mexico, was returning to his residence on Dunn Avenue near Getwell Road. He was accompanied by his wife and their two children after an evening of shopping. As they arrived home around 8:00 p.m., the sense of holiday anticipation was tragically cut short by an act of brutal violence.
In the place they should have felt safest, their own driveway, the family was confronted by three armed men. The assailants, described as three Black males in a white truck, were intent on robbery. In the ensuing confrontation, Esteban Dominguez was shot. His wife and children were witnesses to the horrific event. A friend who was also present at the scene was wounded during the assault. Despite receiving immediate medical attention for his gunshot wounds, Esteban Dominguez succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead.
In the aftermath of the shooting, the Memphis Police Department began an investigation into the murder of Esteban Dominguez. The initial reports provided a description of the suspects and their vehicle, launching a search for those responsible for the senseless killing. However, despite the initial leads, there have been no publicly announced arrests, charges, or convictions in the years following the incident. The case of who killed Esteban Dominguez remains unresolved, leaving a family to grapple with the profound loss of a husband and father, and a community to remember a life taken too soon by a violent crime that has yet to see justice.
