Raul Zarco was 17 when he was shot and killed in Houston on January 11, 2021. The shooting occurred about 9:40 p.m. in the parking lot of a sports cantina at 9501 Southwest Freeway. Officers and paramedics found Zarco with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators say the shooting followed a confrontation between rival groups who had gathered in the parking lot for a drug transaction. Multiple people fired shots. Raul Alexander Leon, also known as Abel A. Torres, a 21-year-old Hispanic male, was identified as one of the shooters. Leon was arrested January 14, 2021, and charged with murder in the 262nd State District Court; he had been out on bond for a felony offense in Harris County at the time of the killing. Zarco’s family has publicly criticized the judge who granted that bond and called attention to repeat bond releases for people with violent histories.

Authorities continue to seek information about any additional suspects. Does anyone who was at the cantina parking lot that night or who knows more about the groups involved have information to share?