Enrique Lopez Estrada, 26, of Taylor, Texas, was found unresponsive in the yard of a home in the 1400 block of Jones Street on December 12, 2022. Paramedics pronounced him dead at 8:01 p.m. An autopsy determined a single fatal .22-caliber bullet entered his back under the shoulder and struck vital organs including the heart, causing immediate death. Police initially called the death suspicious; it was later ruled a homicide.

Taylor Police Chief Henry Fluck said Estrada had been assaulted twice before being shot while on the ground, and witnesses reported he fell and passed out after the altercations. The victim and the attacker were known to each other, and officials described the incident as an isolated altercation rather than a random act. Nineteen-year-old Esmeralda Renee Alderete was identified as a suspect; an arrest warrant named her as armed and dangerous and she was arrested on December 21, 2022. The Taylor Police Department is working with the Williamson County District Attorney’s office on the case.

Does anyone have information about Estrada’s movements or who witnessed the altercation that night?