Adner Jaciel Funez Cruz, a 19-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on August 25, 2021, while playing basketball in a private parking lot at a condominium complex in Houston, Texas. An unknown suspect opened fire, wounding Adner and a second person; the second victim was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Houston Police Department investigators identified 22-year-old Ryan Medina Rios as the suspect and charged him with murder, engaging in organized criminal activity, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Reports say two males fired at the victims and fled in a dark-colored, four-door sedan. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office filed charges, and the HPD Homicide Division, led by Detective D. Arnold, sought information about Rios’s whereabouts.

The shooting left a family and community seeking answers. Anyone who was at the condominium parking area that evening or who has information about the vehicle or the suspects is asked to come forward.