Thirteen-year-old Angel Morales was shot and killed on November 25, 2018, during a neighborhood block party in Houston. The family-friendly event on the 4500 block of Yale Street near Crosstimbers Street included a bounce house and live music; witnesses said at least 20 rounds were fired around 6:37 p.m. Six people were injured and Angel’s wounds proved fatal.

Houston police said the shooting may have involved gang members and called the incident a cowardly act. Investigators returned to the scene the next day and said they had a possible person of interest in custody, but no arrests have been announced. Angel was a seventh-grader at M.C. Williams Middle School, remembered by classmates and teachers for his joyful personality and his dream of becoming a police officer.

Anyone who was at the block party or who has information about the shooting is asked to come forward.