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Rafael Garcia, a 17-year-old Hispanic male from Garland, Texas, tragically lost his life on December 26, 2021. He was one of three teenagers shot and killed at a Garland Texaco gas station. The incident occurred the day after Christmas, and it also left two other teenagers, 14-year-old Xavier Gonzalez and 16-year-old Ivan Noyola, dead. A fourth teenager, a 15-year-old employee at the gas station, was injured but survived.

The suspect in the shooting is 14-year-old Abel Acosta, who was ide ...Read More
Victim Details

Rafael Garcia

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Garland

TX

2021-12-26

17

Rafael

Garcia

11/08/2025