Shane Singleton, 21, of El Campo, Texas, was shot on February 23, 2021, after arranging a Facebook sale meeting on Alvin Street that turned into a robbery. He was airlifted to a Houston hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Reports say Singleton fought back during a struggle with the assailants and was shot.
Multiple people were arrested in connection with the killing: Drew Quinonez, 19; Dayton Quinonez, 18; and Devin Garcia, 17, all from El Campo, were charged with murder and held in custody. Separately, Brandon James, who was 16 at the time of the offense and certified to stand trial as an adult, was found guilty of capital murder in the shooting and sentenced to life with the possibility of parole after 40 years. The prosecution named Assistant Attorneys General Joshua Somers and Matthew Shawhan; the investigation involved the El Campo Police Department, Department of Public Safety, Texas Ranger David Chauvin, Wharton County agencies, the U.S. Marshals, and the Gulf Coast Fugitive Task Force.
Family and friends remembered Singleton as a bright, charismatic outdoorsman who loved horses, hunting, fishing, and basketball. His organ donations reportedly saved at least three lives. Does anyone have information about the meeting location or the events on Alvin Street that night?