Ryan Lopez was 27 when he was shot shortly after 3 a.m. on Sunday, September 14, 2025, along the 700 block of North Shoreline Boulevard in downtown Corpus Christi. Officers found him critically wounded and medics rushed him to a local hospital; he died of his injuries on Monday, September 15, 2025, the Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office identified him as the victim.

Initial police updates said the shooting followed a disturbance. Detectives from the Robbery Homicide Unit worked the scene and, by the evening of September 15, a murder warrant had been secured. Members of the Violent Crimes Unit arrested 23-year-old Nathan Iruegas at a residence in the 3700 block of Lamont Street; he was booked at the City Detention Center and remains charged with murder after a judge denied a request to reduce bond.

Family death notices and memorial listings record Ryan Lopez’s passing at age 27. If anyone witnessed the disturbance on North Shoreline Boulevard that night or has information about what happened, please share what is known.