In the late summer evening of Wednesday, August 24, 2022, police in Jonesboro, Arkansas, were called to a residence on the 200 block of East Johnson Avenue to conduct a welfare check. Upon their arrival at 7:30 p.m., what they discovered inside the home was a scene of tragedy. A 44-year-old Hispanic male, Gonzalo Mazariegos-Ramos, was found deceased.
The initial assessment of the scene prompted the Jonesboro Police Department to seek the expertise of the Arkansas State Police.
The nature of the discovery led special agents from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Arkansas State Police to open a homicide investigation into the death of Gonzalo Mazariegos-Ramos. To determine the precise manner and cause of his death, his body was transported to the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory for a thorough examination.
As the investigation into his untimely death commenced, law enforcement officials began the process of piecing together the events that led to this tragic outcome. The investigation remains ongoing, and authorities have encouraged anyone with information that may be pertinent to the case to come forward and contact either the Jonesboro Police Department or the Criminal Investigation Division of the Arkansas State Police. At this time, no information regarding any potential suspects or arrests has been publicly released as investigators continue their work.
