On Friday, March 14, 2025, at 3:49am, officers were dispatched to the 5900 block of Ayers Street in reference to a shooting. 

Officers arrived and located an 18-year-old male victim who was deceased from an apparent gunshot wound. 

Detectives with the Robbery/Homicide Unit are currently conducting their investigation. Detectives found that the 15-year-old juvenile male shot the victim and pointed a gun at another juvenile male before fleeing the scene. Detectives have apprehended the 15-year-old juvenile male and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. He has been booked into the Nueces County Juvenile Justice Center. 

Detectives do not believe this to be a random act of violence as the parties knew each other. There is no threat to the community. 

If you have any information about this incident, you are encouraged to contact Detectives at 361-886-2840. If you would like to remain anonymous, you may contact Crime Stoppers at 361-888-TIPS (8477) or submit the information online at https://www.p3tips.com/TipForm.aspx?ID=343&C=&T=.