Celestino Alvarado, 19, was killed in a shooting early on June 12, 2023. Houston police found him inside a tan SUV that had struck several parked vehicles in the complex parking lot at 11960 Airline Drive; he was pronounced dead at the scene from a gunshot wound. Authorities later identified 31-year-old Oscar Reynozo Sierra as the primary suspect and filed murder charges against him on June 30, 2023. At the time the charges were filed Sierra was not in custody, and a 2018 booking photo was released as investigators asked the public for help locating him.

The motive for the shooting and any relationship between Alvarado and Sierra were not disclosed. Community members marked Alvarado’s death with candles and online remembrances, noting the broader concerns about safety and gun violence affecting young people in the area. If anyone has information about this case or the suspect’s whereabouts, please contact the Houston Police Homicide Division or Crime Stoppers.