Jamin Janai Sanchez was 16 when he was fatally shot on March 12, 2021, in Lubbock, Texas. A Hispanic teen who loved basketball and video games and attended the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, he was remembered for having a big heart and caring for others.

On the day of the shooting Jamin and three other juveniles were in a vehicle near the Edge Apartments. One of the juveniles identified a 16-year-old walking nearby as someone who had recently assaulted a friend or family member. Jamin and another juvenile exited the vehicle to confront that person; an altercation followed in which Jamin was not the primary aggressor. The identified juvenile produced a handgun, fired multiple rounds and struck Jamin. The shooter fled on foot; the other juveniles left in the vehicle.

The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit and the Texas Anti-Gang Center took the 16-year-old suspect into custody without incident on March 13, 2021. He was booked into the Lubbock County Juvenile Justice Center and was charged with murder. The shooting occurred on the sidewalk of the street parallel to Indiana Avenue, not on Edge Apartments property.

Did anyone in Lubbock know Jamin or see activity near Indiana Avenue that day?