In the early hours of March 26, 2023, 33-year-old Omar Garcia was shot and killed in the 6000 block of 5th Avenue in Brownsville, Texas. Around 2:30 a.m. Garcia confronted a man later identified as 30-year-old Israel Solis, who was driving a silver truck and firing a gun into the air. During the confrontation Solis allegedly shot Garcia in the chest.

Family members witnessed the shooting and restrained Solis, preventing him from fleeing until police arrived. Officers noted Solis had facial injuries reportedly from being struck with a blunt object during the altercation; he was taken to a hospital for treatment and then booked into Brownsville City Jail on a murder charge with bond set at $750,000. The shooting was one of two unrelated fatal shootings in Brownsville that weekend.

If anyone witnessed what happened on 5th Avenue that night or has information about Omar Garcia’s killing, please share details with Brownsville authorities.