Community Outreach

ARREST MADE IN LATEST HOMICIDE

Date: Sunday, October 8, 2023
Time: 3:28am
Location: 600 25th Street
Offense: Murder

SUSPECT ARRESTED 10-09-2023

Detectives with the Criminal Investigation Division Robbery Homicide Section developed information that 22-year-old Jessica Garza was the suspect involved in the homicide on the 600 block of 25th Street.

Detectives secured a warrant for Murder, $500,000 bond, for Jessica Garza.

With the assistance of the US Marshals Gulf Coast Violent Fugitives Task Force, CCPD Patrol Officers and Nueces County Sheriffs Deputies, Jessica was located at the 5700 block of Leopard Street and arrested for the outstanding warrant. Jessica was transported to the Main Station to be interviewed and was later booked into the City Detention Center for processing.

If you have any additional information about this incident, please call detectives at 361-886-2840, or if you would like to be anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T= 

ORIGINAL POST:

On Sunday, October 8, 2023, at 3:28am, officers were dispatched to 25th/Ruth St. in reference to an unknown nature. While in route, the call upgraded to a shooting with injuries at the 600 block of 25th Street.

Officers arrived and located two male gunshot victims and immediately began providing medical aid. Medics arrived and transported a 42-year-old male to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Medics also transported a 20-year-old male victim to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Initial investigation found that numerous subjects were involved in a physical altercation. At some point during the physical altercation, the victims were shot. 

Detectives with the Criminal Investigations Division are conducting an investigation.

This is an on-going investigation. If you have any additional information about this incident, call detectives at 361-886-2840, or if you would like to be anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=