Severo Losoya, a 55-year-old Hispanic man from Lubbock, Texas, was fatally shot in the head around 11:00 p.m. on October 21, 2022. He was found near his vehicle on the sidewalk in the 200 block of North Avenue R, taken to University Medical Center and later pronounced dead. A closed knife was reportedly found in his pocket.

Investigators identified 42-year-old Alvin Flores as the suspect. Flores, who was arrested on October 25, 2022, on unrelated charges and held at the Lubbock County Detention Center, was charged with Losoya’s murder on November 1, 2022. Court documents say shell casings at Losoya’s scene matched casings from a shots-fired incident on October 12 that linked police to Flores. Flores initially told police a friend had borrowed his car and committed the killing, then said he met Losoya to buy drugs and shot him in self-defense after an alleged knife threat; witnesses in Flores’s vehicle did not back that claim.

Flores remains in custody with bonds totaling $874,000 and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone knew Severo Losoya, saw activity in the 200 block of North Avenue R that night, or has information about the October 12 or October 21 shootings, please come forward.