In the early evening hours of January 6, 2022, a dispute on the streets of Oklahoma City escalated into a fatal encounter. Oscar Fermin Alvarez, a 38-year-old Hispanic male, was driving near the intersection of Reno Avenue and South Pennsylvania Avenue when a traffic confrontation occurred. The situation tragically culminated in a shooting, leaving Alvarez deceased inside his vehicle at the scene.
Emergency services were summoned to the intersection shortly after 7:00 p.m.
in response to reports of the shooting. Upon their arrival, they discovered Oscar Fermin Alvarez, who had sustained a fatal gunshot wound. Investigators quickly determined that the incident was not a random act of violence but had stemmed from the preceding traffic-related dispute. The initial stages of the investigation were described as open and active as law enforcement worked to identify those responsible for the death of Oscar Fermin Alvarez.
Following the initial investigation, authorities were able to identify a suspect in the shooting. Daquan Andrez Estes, who was 25 years old at the time, was subsequently arrested in connection with the death of Oscar Fermin Alvarez. Estes was charged with murder in the first degree and was booked into the Oklahoma County Detention Center. The arrest brought a measure of progress in a case that began with a senseless act of violence on a city street.
