On August 7, 2022, Serafin Garcia-Alanis, a 55-year-old Hispanic male from Texarkana, Arkansas, tragically lost his life in Hooks, Texas. He was one of two victims shot outside a home on Private Road 82008. The other victim, a 52-year-old Hispanic female, survived with multiple gunshot wounds and was treated at a hospital.
The suspect in this crime was identified as Hector Alejandro Pintor Aguilar, a 32-year-old Hispanic male. After the shooting, Aguilar fled the scene in a vehicle that was later found wrecked in Sevier County, Arkansas. He then robbed a passerby of their vehicle at gunpoint and continued to evade law enforcement.
Aguilar was eventually tracked down to a vacant house on Roy Road, where he engaged in an hours-long standoff with police. During the standoff, Aguilar was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators believe that Aguilar shot Garcia-Alanis and attempted to murder the female victim before fleeing the scene.
The Bowie County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Aguilar's arrest on charges of murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Despite his death, the investigation into the shooting and the circumstances surrounding it continued.
This tragic incident has left the community in Hooks, Texas, and the surrounding areas deeply affected, as they mourn the loss of Serafin Garcia-Alanis and grapple with the violence that took place.
