Julie De La Garza, 20, of Cypress, Texas, was shot in the head on October 18, 2020, while riding with her then-current boyfriend in the Cypress Spring area. The shooter is identified in reports as her 21-year-old ex-boyfriend, Mann Austin Hayes, who allegedly followed the vehicle and fired during an altercation. Julie was taken to a nearby emergency room and later transferred to a hospital, where she died of her wounds.

Julie was 18 when her mother died of cancer; family members describe her as a loving daughter, sister, aunt, friend, and neighbor who stayed positive despite hardship. Hayes was charged with murder, went on the run after the shooting, then turned himself in a few days later and was held on $250,000 bail; his first court appearance was set for October 26, 2020. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office asked anyone with information to come forward, and the family established a GoFundMe to help with funeral costs.

Does anyone have information about Julie, the events in Cypress Spring on October 18, 2020, or witnesses who saw the vehicle involved?