On November 12, 2023, at about 5:45 p.m., 23-year-old Aung Oo was shot in the parking lot of 6512 NE 12th Avenue in Amarillo, Texas. Officers found Oo outside his vehicle with multiple gunshot wounds; he was taken to Northwest Texas Hospital and died less than an hour later. Surveillance footage captured a man identified as 25-year-old Aung Thuya approaching Oo, drawing a firearm from his jacket, shooting him multiple times and then threatening Oo’s passenger.

Police identified Thuya as a person of interest, conducted a two-day investigation and surveillance of his residence, and arrested him after obtaining arrest and search warrants. Evidence recovered from Thuya’s home was tied to the homicide. Prosecutors charged Thuya with murder and a Potter County grand jury returned an indictment in December 2023; he remains in custody awaiting trial. Court records also describe a prior confrontation: on March 7, 2022, Oo’s brother, Aung Nai Myo, shot Thuya multiple times, and Myo is currently incarcerated on separate charges.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or knows more about the relationships between those involved, please share information that could help the investigation.