‘He was like our glue’ | Family, friends seek justice after 20-year-old Caleb Huertas was shot and killed during his sleep in November

HALLS CROSSROADS, Tenn. — Friends and family are calling for justice months after a 20-year-old Halls man was shot and killed in his sleep in the early morning hours of Nov. 11, 2025, according to an autopsy report from the Knoxville Regional Forensic Center.

Caleb Huertas was the only son of Maria and Jorge Huertas and was the only male in the Huertas family to carry on their name.

“He was my baby — my best friend,” his father said…

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