A New Braunfels home on the 2600 block of McCrae became a crime scene after an afternoon fire on July 28, 2025. Firefighters initially attacked the blaze from the outside because flames had pushed into the subfloor between the first and second stories; when crews re-entered and searched, they found 37-year-old Kennedy Miguel Herrejon deceased inside. He suffered an apparent gunshot wound in addition to extensive burn injuries.

Investigators say preliminary signs pointed to the fire having been set intentionally, and the New Braunfels Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division, the city Fire Marshal’s Office and the State Fire Marshal’s Office opened a joint inquiry. An autopsy was ordered to determine cause and manner of death; authorities had not identified any suspects or announced arrests in the first days of the probe.

Kennedy Miguel Herrejon, known to family as Kenny, was born March 28, 1988, in Acámbaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, and lived in New Braunfels. Relatives described him as a hardworking father who worked in the cement and aggregate industry and enjoyed gathering family around the grill. Does anyone in the New Braunfels area have information about the fire or what happened to Kenny?