On the night of July 17, 2026, at about 10:45 p.m., officers in Hope, Arkansas, responded to a shooting at a residence in the 1000 block of West 7th Street. Twenty-one-year-old Gabriel Trujillo Garcia of Paris, Texas, was found with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. A juvenile female also sustained gunshot injuries and was transported to a medical facility for treatment.

The Hope Police Department identified a suspect and, on the afternoon of August 6, 2026, detectives arrested 19-year-old Kevin Lozano of Hope in the 900 block of South Elm Street on a warrant from the 8th North Circuit Court. Lozano was charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of first-degree battery and was taken to the Hempstead County Detention Facility awaiting his initial court appearance. The investigation into Garcia’s death remains active.

If anyone in Hope or Paris knew Gabriel, the people involved that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.