Giovanny Jacob Morales was a 15-year-old Hispanic male from El Paso who died on May 11, 2019 after being stabbed. Authorities classified the death as a murder and opened a homicide investigation into the violent incident that led to his death.

Police identified and arrested a suspect, 19-year-old Raymundo Morales of West El Paso, who was charged with murder and held at the El Paso County Detention Facility on $650,000 bond. Detectives from the Crimes Against Persons unit continued to investigate and prosecutors pursued litigation related to the charge.

Giovanny’s death drew strong attention from the local community and from law enforcement as they worked to build the case and seek justice for his family. If anyone knew Giovanny, the circumstances of that night, or has information relevant to the investigation, please come forward.