On January 14, 2024, at about 3:15 p.m., Garland police responded to a shooting in the 2300 block of West Buckingham Road, near North Garland High School. Officers found two people shot: 18-year-old Alan Jesus Chavez and 17-year-old Ruben Santibanez Arzola, both from Wylie, Texas. Both victims died at the scene.

Investigators said the victims and the suspect may have known each other. A small shrine on the sidewalk in front of a nearby barber academy showed the community was mourning. In the days after the shooting, police issued a Directive to Apprehend for 16-year-old Amancio Anton Noriz of Dallas and asked the public for help locating him.

The Garland Police Department continued investigating to determine the circumstances that led to the fatal shooting and to bring answers to the victims’ families and the community. If anyone has information about Alan Jesus Chavez or the incident on West Buckingham Road, please come forward.