Genaro Alaniz Garcia, 45, of Orange Grove, Texas, was shot and killed on December 30, 2020, during a physical altercation between several male neighbors on County Road 305 near Orange Grove. Garcia, born July 15, 1975, in Alice, Texas, was a construction worker who loved music and the Dallas Cowboys and is remembered by family as a devoted father and helpful neighbor.

Investigators with the Jim Wells County Sheriff’s Office and the Texas Rangers report that a firearm was produced and discharged during the fight. A 13-year-old female was taken into custody after telling authorities she retrieved a gun from her mother’s back patio and fired during the confrontation. The youth’s mother, Connie Lorraine Rodriguez-Cook, was arrested and charged with making a firearm accessible to a minor. Court hearings concerning the juvenile’s custody have taken place as the investigation continues and officials seek to identify any additional people involved.

If anyone witnessed the altercation on County Road 305 or has information about those present that night, please share what is known.