Ernest Cardona Jr., a 43-year-old Hispanic man from Bryan, Texas, was fatally shot on the morning of April 28, 2021. The shooting happened just before sunrise on North Ennis Street, about two blocks south of Sue Haswell Park between Antone and 25th Street. Investigators described the incident as an isolated confrontation.

Cardona was born December 4, 1977, in Plainview, Texas, and was active in Momentum Church. He enjoyed barbecuing, playing dominoes, and spending time with his family. He is survived by three daughters, Larissa, Brianna, and Miranda; two sons, Michael and Elias; two grandsons; two brothers; and a sister.

A 22-year-old known to Cardona, Clifford Dewayne Salter, turned himself in the night of the shooting and was arrested on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, held on $200,000 bond; an arrest warrant was issued in connection with the fatal shooting. No further details about what led to the confrontation have been released.

Did anyone in the Bryan area know Ernest or have information about what happened that morning?