Sergio Del Alto, 53, was shot and killed inside a Stripes convenience store on Staples Street and Yorktown Boulevard in Corpus Christi on the morning of March 28, 2022. Officers found him at about 5:40 a.m. after an argument between two patrons escalated into gunfire.

Del Alto was known for his outgoing personality and love of riding his Harley Davidson. He is survived by siblings, nieces, nephews and extended family; he was preceded in death by his parents Oscar Luis Del Alto Sr. and Sylvia Papa George and his sister Debra Del Alto Dominguez. His common-law wife, Edna De La Garza Del Alto, said they had stopped at the store to buy transmission fluid and that she was waiting outside in their truck when police told her Sergio had been killed.

Police arrested 27-year-old Anthony Whetstone hours later at Everhart Road and SPID; he was taken into custody on a murder warrant. Whetstone was later found incompetent to stand trial and sent for competency restoration. Anyone who knew Sergio or who has information about the shooting is asked to share what they know.