One month after graduating from high school, an 18-year-old Texas man was killed in a drive-by shooting, according to local news reports.
A bullet had gone through a home’s walls, and then through his gaming chair, before striking Gerardo Olivares-Mancha in the back. He was in his bedroom.
The Liberty County Sheriff’s Office said it received several 911 calls at about 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, June 28. Callers reported multiple shots had been fired in what appeared to have been a drive-by shooting in Dayton.
Arriving deputies found Olivares-Mancha had been shot and was in “serious, critical condition,” according to a news release from the sheriff’s department. He was airlifted to a hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
His mom and two sisters were in the home at the time of the fatal shooting, authorities said. They were not injured.
Investigators learned a “light-colored pick-up truck” was seen driving away from the area after the gunshots were heard, according to the release.
“It appears that the residence was targeted due to the location being on a dead-end secluded gravel road, however it is not confirmed at this time,” authorities said.
An investigation into the shooting is ongoing.
Olivares-Mancha graduated from Dayton High School.
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