Esbin Santiago Gomez, 19, was found dead on April 25, 2022, in the 2900 block of Main Street in Buda, Texas. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office described the death as suspicious, and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be multiple gunshot wounds.

Detectives identified a suspect, William Rojas, 25, of El Salvador. Rojas was charged with murder, two counts of tampering with evidence, and tampering with physical evidence; he was in the Travis County Jail on unrelated charges at the time of his arrest and was later transferred to the Hays County Jail.

The investigation involved multiple agencies working the case and drew considerable local attention. If anyone witnessed activity near Main Street in Buda on April 25, 2022, or has information about Esbin Santiago Gomez’s death, please come forward to aid the ongoing investigation.