Christopher Michael Alderete, 25, was shot dead on June 15, 2020, in San Antonio, Texas. He was asleep in his car with his girlfriend around 3 a.m. in an alley on W. Ridgewood Court near Blanco Road when 23-year-old Fabian Jay Hernandez approached the vehicle. After a brief exchange, Hernandez shot Alderete in the face when Alderete identified himself as Icon. The girlfriend escaped uninjured and called 911.

Hernandez fled but was later arrested and charged with first-degree murder and criminal mischief and held on $250,000 bond. A second witness who had been with Hernandez in a stolen car corroborated the account and provided testimony. About a year later, Venus Flores was also arrested and charged with murder; Flores had dated Alderete before the shooting. Alderete is remembered as a talented vocalist and father of two, and his mother has been publicly advocating against gun violence.

If anyone knew Christopher, his routines, or has information about what happened that night, please share what is known.