A late-night shooting in Temple, Texas, left two teenagers dead on April 13, 2025. Officers responded around 4:09 a.m. to the 1900 block of North 1st Street near Miller Park and found 17-year-old Marcos Humberto Anaya Jr. with a gunshot wound; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities later learned 18-year-old Tristan Deon Martin had been taken to a hospital by a friend and died there.

Both victims were residents of Temple. No arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced and the Temple Police Department continues to investigate. The community has reacted with grief and calls for increased patrols; Anaya’s family set up a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Temple Police Department at 254-298-5500 or Bell County Crime Stoppers at 254-526-8477, or submit a tip anonymously at bellcountycrimestoppers.com. Did anyone in the neighborhood see or hear anything that night?