Benito Juarez Jr., 28, was fatally shot the evening of January 12, 2025, near Seaside Cemetery in the 200 block of Roberts Drive in Corpus Christi. Officers and Corpus Christi Fire Department paramedics found him receiving first aid; he was taken to a hospital and later died of his injuries. Authorities say multiple people, including the victim, had gathered at the location before an altercation escalated into gunfire and that the shooting does not appear random.Among those who fled the scene was an unidentified vehicle. CCPD detectives obtained arrest warrants for two suspects.

On January 13, 2025, 20-year-old Jesse Diaz was arrested and booked with bond set at $750,000. Later that day, 20-year-old Amber Salazar was taken into custody on an unrelated burglary warrant; after being interviewed by homicide detectives a murder warrant was obtained and the murder bond was set at $780,000. The investigation remains ongoing.

Does anyone who was in that area that evening have information that could help investigators?