Oziel Garcia was an 18-year-old Hispanic recent high school graduate who was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, on July 4, 2017. He had plans to attend the University of North Texas and was described as quiet, shy, hardworking, and a music lover who inspired his younger siblings.

Garcia returned from watching fireworks in Addison with a friend, Jose Soto, and parked a red Chevrolet truck outside his apartment around 12:38 AM. Residents heard a gunshot and found him in a pool of blood with a fatal gunshot wound to the neck; he was declared dead on arrival at the hospital. His truck and wallet were missing, and surveillance footage showed two unidentified men near the truck just before the shooting and then running away with the vehicle immediately after the shot.

Several arrests were later made in connection to the case: Kristi Starrett, 32, and her boyfriend Deavian Hill, 26, were arrested on charges related to the crime, and a 15-year-old juvenile implicated himself and was arrested for capital murder. Investigators also conducted a manhunt for another suspect believed involved in the carjacking and murder. The family remembers him fondly; the loss remains painful.

Does anyone have information about Garcia’s movements that night or recall seeing the red Chevrolet truck near the apartment complex?