Black/African American male Alonzo Hawkins, 34, died in Georgetown, Texas, on September 13, 2025. That evening, officers responded to an apartment on Luther Drive, where they found Alonzo Hawkins, 34, along with Doneisha Brooks, 39, and her 8-year-old daughter, Olivia, all fatally shot multiple times inside the residence. Investigators later concluded the killings likely occurred in the morning hours of September 13, though the victims were discovered after police arrived around 7:33 p.m.
for a welfare check.
In the days that followed, detectives worked with multiple agencies, including the Texas Rangers, the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, and federal partners, to piece together movements around the apartment and interview witnesses. On September 26, 2025, a judge in Williamson County signed an arrest warrant for 26-year-old Raul Franco Jr. for capital murder in connection with the deaths of Alonzo Hawkins, 34, Doneisha Brooks, 39, and Olivia Brooks, 8; the warrant was served the same day. Authorities stated that Franco had already been in custody since September 14 on an unrelated charge, and that evidence—including interviews and surveillance footage—linked him to the killings.
Detectives emphasized that the attack did not appear random. According to police, the suspect knew the victims; investigators said Franco is the son of Brooks’ roommate, who was not in Texas at the time. With the capital murder arrest in place, officials added that there was no broader threat to public safety while the case continued moving through the courts.
Family accounts and local reports painted a picture of the loss felt after the deaths, describing the close bonds between the adults and the child and the sudden rupture of an ordinary day. Public records and memorials confirmed the identity and age of Alonzo Hawkins, 34, and marked September 13, 2025, as the date he was killed in Georgetown.
