Alfredo Vasquez, 27, of Corpus Christi was found floating in a creek near Portland, Texas, on May 14, 2019. The Nueces County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by a gunshot wound. Authorities treated the discovery as suspicious and opened a criminal investigation.

Investigators say Vasquez was believed to have been dumped in the creek after being shot. Belynda Nadine Pena Garcia, 28, was arrested in connection with a related Ingleside home invasion and was charged with aggravated robbery and drug-related offenses; the San Patricio County Sheriff’s Office continued to process digital and DNA evidence and expected additional arrests as the inquiry progressed. Family and friends described Vasquez as a great person, a brother and friend with a chill personality.

If anyone has information about Vasquez’s last movements or the events in Ingleside that led to his death, please come forward.