On August 4, 2018, 16-year-old Jeremiah Hernandez of Victoria, Texas, was shot and killed. His body was found in a field that evening after officers had responded earlier in the day to a disturbance at an apartment complex. Witnesses said a juvenile shot Jeremiah inside a truck and then fled with the victim.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested the next day about 13 miles from the scene and charged with murder and tampering with physical evidence. Because of his age he was not publicly identified and was held at the Victoria County Juvenile Detention Center. Family and friends remembered Jeremiah as a caring young man who liked fishing and spending time with loved ones.

Was anyone in the area that day able to see the truck or the people involved in the disturbance at the apartment complex?