Erasmo Guadalupe Avila, known as Tito, was 23 when he was fatally shot on February 19, 2023, while riding in a vehicle on the 2700 block of Guadalupe Street on Corpus Christi’s West Side. The vehicle reportedly circled the block multiple times before shots were fired; Avila was seated in the rear and was taken to a local hospital where he died.

Two 16-year-old juveniles were arrested on February 21, 2023, and charged with murder; their identities have not been disclosed because of their age. Avila was born August 26, 1999, and is survived by two young children, Erasmo Guadalupe Avila III and Emir Liam Avila, as well as his parents, siblings and extended family. Funeral services were held February 25, 2023, with interment at Val Verde Memorial Gardens in Donna, Texas.

Anyone who knew Erasmo or has information about what happened that night is asked to come forward.