On August 24, 2024, 20-year-old Alejandro AJ Lozoya was shot and killed in the 400 block of South Oklahoma Street in Fort Stockton, Texas. Fort Stockton Police found Lozoya unresponsive at the scene with a gunshot wound; he later died. A 21-year-old, Julius Rey Ramos, went to the police station with family members shortly after the shooting, was arrested without incident and charged with murder. A 17-year-old, Christian Franco, was also injured at the scene; reports do not fully disclose his condition or how the shooting unfolded.

Lozoya was born August 13, 2004, in Elk City, Oklahoma, later lived in Hereford, Texas, was a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribe of Oklahoma and worked as a ranch hand. Family and community members remembered his joyful spirit, sense of humor and love for dancing; a graveside service was held August 31, 2024, at St. Anthony Catholic Cemetery in Hereford. Authorities have not released further details about motive or the events leading up to the shooting.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything around 1:45 p.m. on August 24 that could help clarify what happened?