Guillermo Reyes Jr., a 16-year-old Hispanic male from Cleveland, Texas, was fatally shot on July 17, 2019. The shooting occurred in the parking lot of an H-E-B in Cleveland at about 2:10 p.m.; Reyes was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Authorities characterized the incident as a robbery gone wrong, and witnesses reported suspects fleeing in a red pickup truck and a white van.

Three teenagers were arrested in connection with the killing. Eliud Barerena-Mota, known as Sleepy, 17, was identified as the alleged shooter and was arrested July 22, 2019. Javier Lopez, 17, was taken into custody July 20, 2019, near Houston. A 15-year-old suspect was detained by Liberty County Sheriff’s Office deputies on July 22, 2019. All three were charged with capital murder and held on bonds set at $2 million each.

The investigation involved multiple agencies including the Cleveland Police Department, Liberty County Sheriff’s Office, Houston Police Department Gang-TAG Division, Liberty County District Attorney’s Office, and ATF-Beaumont Violent Crimes Unit. The Cleveland Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division has asked anyone with information to contact their CID division.

Did anyone in the Cleveland area see the red pickup or white van around 2:10 p.m. on July 17, 2019?