Incident

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2-24-2021 Texas Temple 1-1

Location

February 24, 2021

1800 block of E French Ave
Temple, Texas

Participants

Type: Victim
Name: Claire Hernandez
Age: 19
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Female
Status: Killed

Type: Subject-Suspect
Relationship: Friends
Name: Christopher James DeLeon Jr
Age: 18
Age Group: Adult 18+
Gender: Male
Status: Unharmed, Arrested

Incident Characteristics

Shot - Dead (murder, accidental, or suicide)

Notes

subj initially claimed shooting was drive by, argued accidental/negligent discharge at trial, convicted of murder

Guns Involved

1 gun involved.

Type: 9mm

Sources

URL: https://www.kxxv.com/hometown/bell-county/shooting-in-temple-sends-woman-to-hospital-with-life-threatening-injuries

URL: https://kdhnews.com/news/region/affidavit-temple-teen-charged-in-shooting-death-admitted-role-after-false-claim/article_331e6b2e-812d-56cb-971b-2825498cafb8.html

URL: https://kdhnews.com/news/temple-man-guilty-in-shooting-of-friend/article_94464115-f344-5c7f-aa67-0ef9ad2090b1.html

District

Congressional District: 31
State Senate District: 24
State House District: 55