On January 12th, 2024, Milagros Guzman Lopez was gunned down in front of the barber shop where she was employed. Melvin Arias, age 33, went to the barber shop and asked the victim to come outside to talk, and they ended up in an argument. Witnesses say Arias went to his vehicle and got his gun and shot Lopez before leaving the scene. Arias was finally arrested in New York.