Matthias Konrad was 16 and a student at George Ranch High School when he was fatally shot on August 22, 2019, in a park near William Velasquez Elementary School in the Tara subdivision of Fort Bend County, Richmond, Texas. The attacker, also 16, approached Matthias and attempted to rob him; when Matthias resisted the juvenile pulled out a handgun and fired multiple shots, striking him in the face and chest. Matthias was flown to a hospital by air ambulance and was pronounced dead later that day.

A witness tip led the Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office to the suspect’s home, where officers recovered a handgun believed to be used in the shooting. The shooter was arrested, charged with murder, and booked into the Fort Bend County Juvenile Detention Center; reports say he confessed. Matthias is remembered by family and friends as bright, athletic, and musically inclined, and the community expressed shock at the violence.

If anyone knew Matthias, saw him that day, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.