On July 2, 2016, 40-year-old Flores Jose Castaneda was found shot to death on the 100 block of Oporto-Madrid Boulevard in Birmingham's South East Lake neighborhood. Initially, Castaneda was reported to appear to be of Middle Eastern descent. Subsequent investigations led to the arrest of Quintarius Walker on July 20, 2016. Walker, an acquaintance of Castaneda, was charged with capital murder in connection with the shooting.
This incident was part of a broader trend in Birmingham during
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