This day was so surreal. It changed our city so much. For weeks it was it was like someone muted our city when I was out and about. It was so quiet. We really did come together though. So many donations to the hospitals, there were lines around the block to donate blood. Nobody was a stranger anymore.

I always wonder what creates these monsters. How can they even make that ok in their heads? I don't understand.

This boyfriend has anger issue reopen this case

Hello everyone, my name is Katerin Aguilar, and I am the youngest daughter of Efrain Aguilar. I was only 13 at the time of his murder. I unfortunately wasn’t even in the country when he was murdered, I was actually in Honduras, my family including my father was from there, but I was born in the US so I was able to travel, anyways, I was out of the country saying my last goodbyes to my older brother who was also murdered 2 weeks before my father on July 7th, 2019. I never really expected to get any answers from the authorities down in Honduras, as the country itself is very corrupt and no one really cares about anyone down there, but having my father murdered while trying to get a beer, which by the way he never opened until he got home and showered and drank it with his dinner, and get home from work. Knowing it happened in Houston, I expected some or even just a few answers, but it’s been almost 8 years and we still haven’t received any responses. Ever since I turned 18 and could advocate for my father, I have tried to get in contact with the detective who was in charge of his case, now I’m about to turn 21, and is still haven’t received a call back or even an email from him. I don’t want to loose hope, even though my family may already have, but he was my father. Who raised me from the age of 4 when I returned to the US after living in Honduras with my mother for 4 years. She took me with her when she went back to Honduras to be with the rest of my siblings. He never committed any crime, and he may have gotten 2 speeding tickets, but BOTH times, he appeared in court and/or paid It himself. Ever since his death, I have been living with family friends who have ZERO obligation towards me, but they have treated me like if I was their daughter, as they were best friends with my father, and the state/county denied any attempts we tried to make to receive help from them. I was left by alone with no blood family, and zero financial support from anyone besides our amazing family friends who paid for everything until I was old enough to get a job. And even then, they still continue helping me financially. All I have ever wanted was answers. Or even an update. But I can’t seem to get anyone’s attention. I know the case is still open because I attempted to request his autopsy report, but got denied due to it still being open, and also because we NEVER received my fathers personal cell phone back. Even though we told investigators that there was most likely nothing of evidence on it. And if they did find something, why haven’t they contacted me or anyone?

Hello, my name is Katerin Aguilar, and I am the youngest daughter of Efrain Aguilar. I was only 13 at the time of his murder. I unfortunately wasn’t even in the country when he was murdered, I was actually in Honduras, my family including my father was from there, but I was born in the US so I was able to travel, anyways, I was out of the country saying my last goodbyes to my older brother who was also murdered 2 weeks before my father on July 7th, 2019. I never really expected to get any answers from the authorities down in Honduras, as the country itself is very corrupt and no one really cares about anyone down there, but having my father murdered while trying to get a beer, which by the way he never opened until he got home and showered and drank it with his dinner, and get home from work. Knowing it happened in Houston, I expected some or even just a few answers, but it’s been almost 8 years and we still haven’t received any responses. Ever since I turned 18 and could advocate for my father, I have tried to get in contact with the detective who was in charge of his case, but I never got a call back or even an email from him. I don’t want to loose hope, even though my family may already have, but he was my father. Who raised me from the age of 4 when I returned to the US after living in Honduras with my mother for 4 years. She took me with her when she went back to Honduras to be with the rest of my siblings. He never committed any crime, and he may have gotten 2 speeding tickets, but BOTH times, he appeared in court and/or paid It himself. Ever since his death, I have been living with family friends who have ZERO obligation towards me, but they have treated me like if I was their daughter, as they were best friends with my father, and the state/county denied any attempts we tried to make to receive help from them. I was left by alone with no blood family, and zero financial support from anyone besides our amazing family friends who paid for everything until I was old enough to get a job. And even then, they still continue helping me financially. All I have ever wanted was answers. Or even an update. But I can’t seem to get anyone’s attention. I know the case is still open because I attempted to request his autopsy report, but got denied due to it still being open, and also because we NEVER received my fathers personal cell phone back. Even though we told investigators that there was most likely nothing of evidence on it. And if they did find something, why haven’t they contacted me or anyone?

I want to help in any way possible. Count me in

Any help is appreciated, we need all hands on deck. Thank you and feel free to info drop or read the threads if you need to keep up. We've been having nonstop back and forth, just putting it all together.

Thank you I told P you was joining in so thank u fr we tryna have this solved at this point even if the police don't believe us, at this point the truth being out is the very least we can do for this young victim. Thanks fr

This probably won't help at all, but allegedly the situation involved a financial dispute. An amount was even mentioned, as I recall one student even shook their head crying, while saying, "All that over $50." Students at school was definitely saying it had something to do with money.! I have no idea why or how this didn't spread to law enforcement but in fact even on Friday (the day before his funeral) a student had said, "I feel sorry for Bo. I feel bad what happened to him. But you can't play with people money." Either the students didn't speak to the law enforcement at all or the law enforcement just completely dismissed it (perhaps citing lack of evidence) but it's weird how the way all the news article are written, you would think it was just sporadic, with no motive whatsoever. But on that day, at school, it was openly talked about before he even passed, that was basically the gossip of the day. Him having drama with a guy about money and the person being mad at him was talked about at school that day, before the shooting even took place. So please, at least start there because that would AT LEAST define the motive. Of course, you would have to corroborate these details with other people to verify its validity. And that's where it gets tricky because everyone doesn't like to speak up. Some people are scary, or afraid it's too late, or under the impression that it won't help anyway so why bother. But the only way to solve a puzzle is piece by piece. Anyone who knows anything about the situation is holding a piece to the puzzle. If we all come together, it can and will be solved. And to the family, I want to say that Darius was a kind hearted , funny gentleman who brightened up the room and made everyone laugh. Losing someone like this is a loss to the entire world, because he was definitely a rare gem. It's ok to give thoughts and prayers, but sometimes you gotta give info as well. And I agree with the other comments on this forum, he deserves justice and his family deserves peace. Stay strong everybody!

Thank you for sharing this and keeping the conversation going about Darius.

Absolutely. The truth will come out someday. I have to believe that.

I also heard similar by the way, so you might be on to something. I definitely heard similar. Slightly different but for the exact same reason you mentioned. Take care and stay strong as well.

I heard similar at school but it was

"If that [*****] don't have my money, watch. I got something for him. Watch."

Also, people did speak up, but like you said, obviously there was a lack of evidence somewhere. There are still some left who genuinely care for and really do want justice for Darius. Peace, love, and respect to you.

Was these words spoken or written down somewhere or this was just everyday gossip?

No it was heard , like my ears heard this while it was being spoken. But this is even worse than the comment above, because the words I heard were spoken before the shooting. The same day of the shooting actually, Monday 10am give or take. It's possible there could still be an unknown motive, but it won't change the fact that money was brought up during that time.

So then this just causing even more questions like how long this been going on what even caused this from the start and then what time did he even arrive at the school, let alone how he got there ? And then if he had already graduated what did he do the whole time he was at the school that day? And then it also makes you wonder if he left from home to go directly to school just to go home again but this time gets murdered by someone he previously avoided? We gotta keep retracing his steps from that day to make sense of this.

I think the shooter should've been placed on a 72 hour clinical hold to address that inner turmoil before it got so blown out of proportion. This is why mental health resources are important, even for small towns. The shooter could've just voluntarily committed themself the moment they were having thoughts of harming this young man and the crisis could have been prevented. After being stabilized, the person would've been in a better frame of mind to apply conflict resolution skills. The worst part is that everybody has to suffer from, and continue to live with the permanent decision that 1 person chose to make.

Yea going forward more resources and crisis intervention should be used to prevent stuff like this but rn hold on let's reroute real quick and focus on solving the case. Did he have any sort of bag with him, the guy who left school with the victim? A bookbag , a drawstring bag ,or a backpack?

I don't know every answer , but while he was at school, he did talk to people. This isn't hearsay or she said he said. I visually saw him talking to students, he was kind and gentle to everyone at school, despite being threatened by the Maniac. He didn't let that take away from the goodness in his heart, and he spoke to students passing by in the hallway. I saw him wave and smile. I sincerely wish he would've left someone a text message or a note showing that the angry man was threatening him. That way, at bare minimum, his case would've been solved. There has to be a digital footprint somewhere. We have to posthumously respect him by solving his case. That's the bare minimum he is owed.

By whom?? Like you heard it but from who mouth you hear it?

Obviously the words, judging by the content and the circumstances, originated from the dude that was angry that day... who would then become the shooter - presumably. But it was a friend of that person who was talking about the situation and repeating what that person had said. It's possible that online threats were made also. Maybe not all threats were verbal, maybe the person left some kind of digital footprint.

So a friend of the shooter? What the friend of the shooter look like ?

I don't know if he was a friend of the shooter, but it was a black male with dreads that was repeating the threat. He wasn't the one who made the threat. He was explaining the situation. This particular threat was before the angry guy devolved into the shooter. In the morning time, he was still a regular person. As the day progressed, he was consumed by his own seething rage. This is why he really needed that 72 hour clinical hold. He became obsessed with harming Darius.

Yea thats what i was asking is the friend of the shooter said it ?? So a friend of the shooter was repeating the threats that the shooter made? Right ?

Well..... yes but no. Yes to it was the friend of the shooter who I heard repeat the threats that the shooter made, but no because at 10am there was no shooter because he wasn't the killer yet. He didn't turn maniacal until around 2pm. Follow the timeline and then it makes sense.

I dont know about saying it was a friend, could have been a relative, a confidant, or just an acquaintance.

So it was a man ? The shooter?

Man is subjective. A male, yes. You couldn't have possibly thought this was the workings of a female? Just because the media doesn't report everything, doesn't mean it's not true. Journalist are there to publish a news story, not pick sides or give concise details.

So what all do you know about this case??

Everything and nothing.

I feel ya. What's understood don't need to be explained. Be a voice for those who voice was taken , peace love and respect im with that

What about you? did you have a backpack?

There's more than 1 person behind this account so I have no idea exactly which one of us you're referring to.... but yes... I had a backpack.

Yea but why do you insist that it was a male shooter? Is that just a statistical assumption ? I mean I feel you I don't think a female did it either but why so confident the shooter was a male ?

School rumors said the uncle did it and uncle refers to a male. The same way aunt would refer to a woman. But not only that, the shooter was always referred to with the pronoun "he" anytime the situation was brought up in school gossip.

The uncle could be innocent, but that won't change that some folks perceived him to be the shooter. Just like the motive could still be unknown, but that won't change that money was brought up as the reason. You would have to find those threats, you would have to get the electronic records of the shooter to know for sure. But to do that, you would first have to have proof that he did it. So unfortunately, it's a catch 22. To obtain the evidence, you have to know who did it. But to know who did it, you have to first obtain the evidence.

Ok ok I got chu. And while u working on that documental proof, I'm finna get some papers in. I think I found a physical way to prove the shooter intentionally murdered the victim, outside of them harsh threats of course. I was studying the case like homework and I counted 17 mistakes the shooter made. I'm finna get papers in too let's tag team this fr and I got somebody else to join in with us

Hear me out what if the shooter's friends were behind the scenes gettin in his head instigating why else would someone say "watch" ? Aint even making excuses for the killer but just think, how we know his friends or whoever aint encourage him to do this? sound like he wanted to prove that he was tough. They should've subpoena his cellphone but then again he never got arrested so that look like another missed opportunity huh?

My thoughts exactly. How did the shooter even get the gun? "Off the streets" does not qualify as an answer because a piece of concrete cannot hand anything to a human. Either he already owned the gun (legally or illegally) or it was someone else's. What's truly concerning... is that if it was someone else's gun..... did the real owner lend it to him for this purpose?

It does say she was navigating life after divorce. I wonder if they have looked into the ex-husband? Do they even have any leads? Was she seeing someone before she went missing?

I don't know what it is. Maybe it is just me noticing but lately I have seen so many cases of murder-suicides. Why can't they just take themselves out? It is so unfair to this world. Lots of these people have children and it perpetuates a horrible cycle of pain.

Yet another instance of taking a child, not nurturing them and then causing them pain. Perfect way to create a monster.