The case centers on 19-year-old Joe Angel Martinez III, found shot inside a vehicle that had crashed into a stone mailbox at Roosevelt Street and Rio Concho Drive in San Angelo on the night of July 23, 2025. Officers were initially dispatched around 10 p.m. for what was reported as a motor vehicle accident; Martinez was transported to Shannon Medical Center and pronounced dead. Investigators traced the car’s path back to the nearby River Pointe Apartments, where security footage and witness statements described three individuals approaching the vehicle before it sped away.

Court documents and local reporting say the shooting occurred during a drug deal arranged at the apartment complex, and the wounded driver fled the lot before crashing at the intersection. Within days police arrested three teenagers: 17-year-old Justin Ramirez, 17-year-old Davon Lewis, and 16-year-old Dominick Garcia, each booked on murder charges. The initial manhunt was reported to be over as the investigation continued.

Does anyone have information about activity at River Pointe Apartments that night or any details that could help explain how the encounter escalated?