Armando Ventura, 31, male, was found shot multiple times inside a vehicle just before dawn on June 25, 2025, after gunfire erupted in the 2400 block of Avenue E—also known locally as Postoffice Street—in Galveston. Officers responding around 2:50 a.m. pronounced Armando Ventura dead at the scene. A second victim, a 29-year-old man suffering multiple gunshot wounds, was discovered a short distance away near 25th Street and Avenue G, while a third man, 25, was later located on Avenue H with
injuries not caused by gunfire; both survivors were taken to a hospital.
By the following day, investigators announced the arrest of 25-year-old Johnathan Lee of Galveston in connection with the shooting. Police said evidence indicated Lee acted as the sole shooter during an altercation among the three men. Lee was booked on charges of murder and aggravated assault and held in the Galveston County Jail on a total bond of $1,000,000—$500,000 for murder and $500,000 for aggravated assault.
Authorities identified the deceased as Armando Ventura, 31, of La Marque, and confirmed the deadly exchange spanned just a few blocks in the downtown grid, with the initial barrage on Avenue E and the wounded victim found near 25th and Avenue G. Early reports the day of the shooting detailed the same sequence—one man dead at the scene and two others hospitalized—before the arrest was announced.
Local outlets later reiterated the department’s account: Armando Ventura, 31, male, was killed in the vehicle; the 29-year-old victim was expected to recover; and Lee was the lone gunman during the confrontation. Coverage noted the incident unfolded in the predawn hours in the downtown area and emphasized that the arrest followed within roughly 24 hours of the initial response.
