This case is set for trial 5/11/26 one juvenile plead guilty and will testify against the other two defendants involved.

Isaiah Mendoza, a 17-year-old Hispanic/Latino student at Winfree Academy in North Richland Hills, was killed on November 15, 2021, after reports of gunfire near the basketball court at North Park in Haltom City. Police were called about 3:30 p.m.; when officers arrived they found Mendoza and another teenager, Daijhaun Jones, dead at the scene. Initial investigations relied on witness accounts and a search for a vehicle believed to be connected to the shooting, while the community responded with vigils and shock.

On November 22, Haltom City police announced one juvenile male had been arrested and charged with capital murder and named two more suspects they wanted: another juvenile male and 17-year-old Rylin Montgomery. Montgomery surrendered and was booked on November 24; the remaining juvenile suspect was later arrested in El Paso on Thanksgiving morning. Authorities said all three suspects were in custody and charged with capital murder, but publicly stated they were still seeking a motive.

Did anyone in the community have contact with Isaiah at North Park that afternoon or know why the group was there?