Gabriel Lee Garza, 19, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of May 28, 2025, on the 2900 block of Cantabrian Drive in Killeen. Officers were dispatched shortly before 2 a.m.; witnesses reported multiple rounds were fired around 1:42 a.m. Medics transported Garza to Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 6:29 a.m. by Justice of the Peace Nicola James, who ordered an autopsy at the Southwest Institute of Forensic Sciences in Dallas.

Killeen detectives say Garza had met with two to three males just before the shooting and investigators believe he knew the suspects, a detail that guided early canvasses and interviews. The Robbery-Homicide Unit was assigned and asked the public for information; as of the department’s initial statements following May 28 no arrests had been announced.

If anyone was in that area around Cantabrian Drive that night or has information about who Garza met with, please share what is known with the Killeen Police Department.