Christopher Joaquín García was 15 when he was fatally shot the evening of February 28, 2025, in northeast Houston. The shooting happened about 8:50 p.m. in the 7300 block of Hershe Street, roughly a block from his home; emergency responders found him unresponsive with multiple gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to investigators, Christopher had been out with friends and got into a heated argument after receiving a phone call. Witnesses reported a black four-door sedan, possibly a Chevrolet Impala, drove by and occupants opened fire on the vehicle where Christopher was sitting. Witnesses described three to four Hispanic male suspects in their late teens. Christopher’s family says he had been receiving death threats and had prior altercations with classmates at Furr High School.

On March 24, 2025, Houston police arrested a 15-year-old Furr High School student and charged him with murder; his identity has not been disclosed because of his age. Two other suspects, described as 16 and 17, have been identified and remain at large. Anyone with information on the remaining suspects’ identities or whereabouts is asked to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.

Did anyone in the Furr High School community see Christopher that night or notice the black sedan in the neighborhood?