Jayden Alexander Solis, a 16-year-old Hispanic male, was fatally shot on March 16, 2025, at a basketball court near the Alvin D. Baggett Community Center in Galena Park, Texas. Deputies found him deceased on Keene Street at about 7 p.m. He had been playing basketball with friends earlier that evening; a close friend, Adam Escalante, said some of the group left to play soccer nearby and that he returned after hearing gunshots to find Jayden on the ground.

Authorities arrested 17-year-old Angel Elizalde of Houston and charged him with murder after three eyewitnesses identified him as the shooter and surveillance footage from the recreation center supported those accounts. Elizalde was scheduled to appear in the 337th District Court on March 18, 2025, but did not attend that initial setting after reportedly being combative in custody; a magistrate set bond at $500,000. Family, friends and neighbors gathered at the community center to mourn Jayden and urged increased patrols and safety measures for local youth.

If anyone was at the recreation center that evening or has information about what led up to the shooting, please share what is known.