Raymond William Castillo Jr., a 36-year-old Hispanic man from Fort Worth, Texas, was found dead at his apartment in the Post Oak Apartments near Post Oak and Trinity Boulevard on November 22, 2019. Friends who went to check on him after not hearing from him found the door unlocked and Castillo lying on his couch; he had been shot twice in the head and once in the back. He worked as a security guard and had served in the Navy for 10 years.

Investigators identified 18-year-old Elijah Bankhead from surveillance footage and charged him with capital murder. Castillo’s Dodge Charger was recovered abandoned near a Dallas car wash, and gun boxes and a holster were found in a trashcan at the scene. Bankhead had been seen with Castillo on surveillance video at a gas station two days before the killing; police say Bankhead’s account of leaving after being asked to go and taking an Uber contained inconsistencies.

Castillo is remembered by family and friends as kind-hearted, a mentor to troubled youth and a volunteer with the Fort Worth Boys and Girls Club. Anyone who knew Castillo, saw him in the days before November 22, 2019, or has information about the case is asked to come forward.