On Mother’s Day, May 10, 2026, 22-year-old Jaborien Cook was fatally shot during an early-morning altercation at a social gathering on the 600 block of East 44th Street in San Angelo, Texas. Police responded about 1:20 a.m. to multiple gunshot victims; Cook and a 17-year-old female were taken to Shannon Medical Center. Cook died of his injuries despite medical efforts.

Investigators identified additional victims and suspects as the probe unfolded. A third victim, 21-year-old Zachary Garza, arrived at the hospital separately; Garza had also been wounded at the same gathering. Within days authorities arrested three people and charged them with murder: 18-year-old Nickolai Sanchez, 21-year-old Zachary Garza after his release from the hospital, and a 16-year-old juvenile whose name has not been released. Sanchez was taken into custody in Amarillo; the juvenile was placed in the Tom Green County Juvenile Justice Center. Reports noted some involved had alleged gang affiliations, but officials had not confirmed a gang motive.

Legal proceedings for the three suspects were pending as of late May 2026. Did anyone at that gathering or nearby see what happened that night?