Macario Mac Alexander De León, an 18-year-old from Houston, was fatally shot on December 6, 2020, in the parking lot of a shopping center in the 400 block of North Sam Houston Parkway East. A recent high school graduate who held two jobs, he is remembered by his family as a loving son and hard worker.

Authorities have identified 21-year-old Louis Ybarbo as the suspect; he was on probation for aggravated robbery with a deadly weapon at the time. The Harris County District Attorney’s Office asked in July to revoke his bond after new charges, but a judge reset bond in October and Ybarbo was released. Houston police have since issued multiple felony warrants, including a murder warrant, and Ybarbo is wanted.

Macario’s mother, Monica De León, has said she believes her son would be alive if the suspect had remained in custody, and the case has prompted calls for felony bond reform. If anyone has information about Macario, his death, or the suspect’s whereabouts, please share what is known with investigators.