Efrain Mendoza, 35, a Hispanic man from Austin, Texas, was found dead with 26-year-old Daniel Gomez of Waco on April 11, 2021, inside an abandoned red-brick school in Whitt, Parker County. Both were located near the school’s front door after deputies responded to calls about a man possibly in danger and a report that shots had been fired in the Dallas–Weatherford area. The Tarrant County Medical Examiner ruled both deaths homicides from gunshot wounds.

Parker County authorities say the investigation is active, several leads are being followed, and no arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. The circumstances that led to the shootings have not been released. If anyone saw activity around the abandoned school in Whitt on April 11, 2021, or has information about Mendoza or Gomez that could help investigators, please come forward.