On Friday, July 28, 2023, at 5:58 pm, officers were dispatched to the 3500 block of Bluebonnet Street reference a shooting with injuries. 

Officers arrived and located a male victim with a gunshot wound and immediately provided medical aid. Medics arrived and transported the victim to a local hospital with life threatening injuries. 

Officers were able to locate the suspect vehicle and conducted a traffic stop. Three suspects were immediately detained, and one suspect fled the scene. A perimeter was set up, a drone was utilized, and the 4th suspect was detained. 

Detectives with Robbery/Homicide began their investigation and arrested the three adult suspects and one juvenile suspect that had been detained during the traffic stop.

Andrew Cantu was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Unlawful Carry of a Weapon and Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity. Cantu was booked into the City Detention Center.

Roman Felan was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Unlawful Carry of a Weapon and Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity. Felan was booked into the City Detention Center.

Jesse Delagarza III was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Unlawful Carry of a Weapon, Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity and two outstanding warrants. Delagarza III was booked into the City Detention Center.

A 16-year-old juvenile male was arrested for Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon, Unlawful Carry of a Weapon, Engaging in Organized Criminal Activity and Evading Arrest. The juvenile was booked into the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center.

On Sunday, July 30, 2023, the victim passed away.

Detectives obtained Murder warrants for Cantu (bond $1,000,000), Delagarza III (bond $1,000,000) and Felan (bond $1,000,000) and served the warrants at the Nueces County Jail where the adult males were still incarcerated. Detectives obtained a Directive to Apprehend for Murder for the juvenile male and served the Directive at the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center.

This is still an active investigation. If you have any information pertaining to this incident, you are encouraged to call the Corpus Christi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division at 361-886-2840. Anyone who would like to keep their identity secret and still provide information to Detectives should call Crime Stoppers at 888-TIPS (8477) or submit the tip online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=.