In the fall of 2016, the life of 20-year-old Jonathan Balbastro-Carrillo was cut short in a fatal shooting in Phoenix, Arizona. A Hispanic male, Carrillo was the victim of gun violence on October 21, 2016. His death was connected to gang-related activities.
Following an investigation into the shooting, a suspect was identified and apprehended. Christopher Michael Licon, then 20 years old, was arrested in connection with Carrillo's death.
Licon was subsequently indicted by a grand jury on a charge of manslaughter. He entered a plea of not guilty to the accusation.
The legal proceedings that followed shed more light on the circumstances surrounding the tragic event. Ultimately, Christopher Michael Licon was sentenced in the case. The resolution of the criminal proceedings brought a measure of closure to the investigation into the death of Jonathan Carrillo, though the impact of the violent loss of a young life remains.
