Gabriel Alexander Moriones Vargas, a 28-year-old Colombian man, tragically lost his life on July 8, 2021, in Houston, Texas. He was visiting Houston from New York with his wife when the incident occurred at the Downtown Aquarium. The couple was enjoying dinner when Danny Garcia Cazares, a 39-year-old man with a criminal history, approached them and opened fire.
Gabriel was fatally shot and died on the scene, while his wife sustained a gunshot wound to the leg but survived.
Danny Garcia Cazares, the suspect, had a history of mental illness and previous arrests for felon in possession of a weapon, criminal mischief, and criminal trespassing. At the time of the shooting, he was out on bond for these charges. After shooting Gabriel and his wife, Cazares turned the gun on himself and was pronounced dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Houston Police Department determined that this was an isolated incident with no prior relationship between the victims and the suspect.
The investigation into the murder-suicide is ongoing, and the Houston Police Department continues to gather evidence and information to understand the full context of the tragic event. Gabriel's death has left a void in the lives of his family and friends, and his memory is honored by those who knew him.
