HOUSTON, TEXAS — Charges have been filed in connection with the fatal shooting of 35-year-old Angel Chavira outside an apartment complex at 4603 Sherwood Lane on the night of July 5, 2025.
Octavio Garcia Cruz, 48, has been arrested and charged with murder in the 184th Criminal District Court. He was taken into custody on October 8 by members of the Houston Police Department’s Gang Division Crime Reduction Unit and the Gulf Coast Violent Offenders Task Force. Cruz has been booked into the Harris County Jail.
A second suspect remains at large. He is described only as a Hispanic male seen wearing a Barcelona t-shirt in surveillance video released by investigators on August 27. (shown towards the end of the above video) He is considered armed and dangerous.
Investigators determined that Chavira was sitting outside his apartment with friends around 10:50 p.m. when two suspects approached. One of the men shot Chavira multiple times before both suspects fled the scene on foot. Chavira was transported by private vehicle to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.
Authorities urge anyone with information on the identity or whereabouts of the remaining suspect to contact the HPD Homicide Division at 713-308-3600 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
