On August 16, 2024, at about 3 a.m., Lockhart police responded to reports of gunfire near Rosewood and Trinity Streets and found 20-year-old Carlos York Sanchez Jr. suffering from multiple gunshot wounds at a secondary location near South Colorado and Prairie Lea Streets. He was taken to a hospital in Kyle and pronounced dead shortly after 4 a.m. The death was reported as Lockhart’s first homicide of 2024.

Investigators tied the shooting to a disturbance earlier the evening of August 15. A juvenile was identified as a person of interest, located on August 21 at a residence on East Market and Carver Streets, and charged with first-degree murder after an attempted flight; four adults were arrested for harboring a fugitive. On August 30 search warrants at three east-side residences produced a second arrest on a Class A misdemeanor charge. Authorities say the incident was targeted and the investigation remains active.

Does anyone in Lockhart have information about the disturbance on August 15 or saw activity near those streets that night?