Two Charged With Murder Of Eduardo Alexander Alvarado Urrea

Authorities say they have detained two suspects in the highway ambush that left two other people injured, weeks after a young Silver Spring man was shot and murdered on Maryland’s I-70.

Jeffrey Josue Diaz and Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez (left)

On Saturday, June 29, 2025, Maryland State Police reported that two Howard County residents, Jeffrey Josue Diaz, 24, and Francisco Javier Sanchez-Juarez, 28, were brought into custody without incident.

According to officials, they are being held without bond at the Frederick County Detention Center on charges of first-degree murder and several felonies involving firearms.

According to previous reports, the arrests are related to a tragic shooting that happened on June 14 at approximately 11:55 p.m. near eastbound I-70 and Route 27 in Mount Airy, just after the victim had left an event at the Frederick Fairgrounds.

Eduardo Alexander Alvarado Urrea, 20, was killed inside a 2018 GMC Sierra pickup truck that was transporting six males, according to the police. Three other passengers were unharmed, but two more had injuries.

The investigation was directed by detectives from the Maryland State Police Homicide Unit, with support from the Frederick and Howard County Police Departments, MSP’s Digital Forensic Lab, and the Forensic Sciences Division.

Authorities are urging anyone with knowledge to come forward as they continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.