Jonathan Jacob Romero was 19 when he was killed on August 7, 2021, at the San Juan Shop Plaza, 713 W. Interstate 2 in San Juan, Texas. Romero was found with multiple gunshot wounds and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital. The incident happened during an attempted sale of an iPhone; surveillance showed Romero arriving between 3:00 and 3:15 p.m. and meeting occupants of a white Chevrolet Malibu.

Two men identified as Anthony Joseph Ferrer and Cesar Alexandro Torres Parra were initially charged with murder and engaging in organized criminal activity. They confessed to being in the Malibu and said Romero pulled a gun, leading to a struggle in which Romero was shot. The Malibu was registered to Ferrer and Torres was his roommate. Two others, Alberto Magana Karr and Alberto Garcia Karr, were indicted on tampering with physical evidence charges for allegedly knowing about the murder and attempting to conceal evidence.

The murder charges against Ferrer and Torres were later dismissed on the basis that they acted in self-defense; Torres was subsequently rearrested on unrelated charges of indecent sexual contact with a child. Does anyone have information about Romero, the meeting at the plaza, or the people involved that could help clarify what happened that afternoon?