Jose Alejandro Castillo

On May 13, 2023, in Cameron Park near Brownsville, Texas, 22-year-old Jose Alejandro "Coco" Castillo Villarreal was fatally shot multiple times. Responding to a 4:03 a.m. emergency call, Cameron County Sheriff's deputies discovered Castillo's body at a residence.

The investigation swiftly identified a 16-year-old male suspect who had fled the scene. Deputies apprehended him shortly thereafter, and he was charged with first-degree murder. Initially held at the Darrel B. Hester Juvenile ...