Carlos Flores, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on January 11, 2022, in a mobile home park off Alaska Street near Texas Street in Keene, Texas. The shooting happened about 1:45 p.m.; officers found Flores dead on the ground next to a white sedan and two other people suffering life-threatening gunshot wounds.

Three suspects were arrested in the days after the killing. Isaac Joel Lopez and Jose Miguel Ruiz Paredes, both from Cleburne, were arrested January 14, 2022, and charged with engaging in organized criminal activity. A third suspect, Joshua Michael Velasquez of Irving, was arrested January 19, 2022, and charged with the same offense plus a felony count for delivery of marijuana. Police said the shooting appeared to involve people who knew each other and were examining whether illegal drugs found at the scene played a role.

The Keene Police Department asked the public for help as detectives continued to piece together what happened. If anyone has information about Carlos Flores or the events that led to the shooting, please come forward.