On April 8, 2023, 14-year-old Adiel Garcia Aguirre and 15-year-old Cesar Christopher Trochez-Maravilla were found dead from multiple gunshot wounds inside a vehicle near County Roads 5260 and 5200 in the Santa Fe subdivision south of Plum Grove, Texas. A resident checking their mail discovered the car running and in drive roughly 50–60 feet from a group mailbox; investigators say the position of the vehicle suggests the teens may have tried to flee when shots were fired and that the car became stuck in mud off the main road.

Both victims had been students at Santa Fe Middle School and had recently transitioned to homeschooling. The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office is interviewing witnesses and acquaintances and seeking leads; the area has known gang activity but officials have not confirmed a gang connection in this case. No arrests or suspect descriptions have been released.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Liberty County Sheriff’s Office at 936-336-4500 or submit an anonymous tip to Multi-County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-392-STOP (7867).

Did anyone in the community know Adiel or Cesar or see anything unusual in that area around April 8, 2023?