On August 6, 2023, at approximately 4:15 a.m., Raleigh Police Department officers responded to a shooting incident in the 500 block of Peyton Street, near the intersection with Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Raleigh, North Carolina. Upon arrival, they discovered 30-year-old Francisco Camacho-Lopez suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Following an investigation, authorities arrested two individuals in connection with the homicide. On August 8, 2023, police charged 25-year-old Jorge Arroyo-Zabaleta and 19-year-old Kennedy Basaves-Gonzalez, both residents of Raleigh, with the murder of Camacho-Lopez. Arroyo-Zabaleta was taken into custody on the evening of August 6, while Basaves-Gonzalez was arrested on August 8. Both suspects were booked into the Wake County Detention Center.
The Raleigh Police Department indicated that the incident appeared to be isolated, with no ongoing threat to the community. Detectives continued to collect evidence and conduct interviews to determine the circumstances leading up to the shooting. As of the latest available information, no further details regarding the motive or relationship between the suspects and the victim have been disclosed.
