On August 23, 2022, Edwin James King, a 22-year-old from Houston, Texas, was fatally shot in Columbus, Texas. Officers responded about 11:14 p.m. to reports of gunfire in the area of Rampart and Bonham Streets and found King unresponsive near the roadway in the 1000 block of Bonham Street. Colorado County EMS pronounced him deceased at the scene.

Investigators say multiple shots were fired at King by an unknown suspect. The Columbus Police Department, assisted by the Colorado County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Ranger Company A, opened an investigation. On September 14, 2022, authorities arrested 19-year-old Ruben Gutierrez of Columbus; he was taken into custody in Crosby, Texas, and charged with King’s murder and held on a $500,000 bond.

The case involved several agencies working together. If anyone saw activity near Rampart and Bonham Streets on the night of August 23, 2022, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.