CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Surveillance video 3NEWS obtained from Saturday night's deadly police shooting showed a teenager run up to a car driving away and shooting at that car before a nearby Corpus Christi Police officer shot and killed the teen.
On Tuesday, police identified the teen killed as 17-year-old Ricardo Jose "RJ" Fuentes. Corpus Christi Police have not identified the officer or said how many times the teen was shot.
Corpus Christi Police also arrested a second gunman on Monday. They identified him as 18-year-old Leandro Leon. He was booked into the Nueces County Jail Monday morning. He is facing three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police have not said what his role was in the Saturday night shooting and did not mention a second gunman the night of the shooting.
Prior to the shooting, dozens of people were on the street at Masterson Drive and Angelique Court. Neighbors in the area said a person was throwing a birthday party for their teenage daughter, but the party got out of control with too many people showing up.
"Heard the gunshots and I looked out my back fence and I thought it was coming from back there and there must've been 100 or 200 kids running like crazy. It looked like a riot," said one Angelique Street resident. "I came out the front and I noticed a gentleman laying in the street over there, and some of the neighbors came out, and the police were already here and the ambulance pulled up. I guess they took the gentleman to the hospital."
The parents tried to end the party and get people to leave. Corpus Christi police officers arrived, as well.
Around 10 p.m. Saturday, surveillance video shows a black car make a left turn at Masterson Drive and Angelique Court. A person then ran up to the back of the car with their arm outstretched. They then shot into the car. CCPD said three people were inside the car at the time. At least one of those people was hurt and had non-life-threatening injuries. CCPD said that person was an 18-year-old Carroll High School student.
A Corpus Christi police officer who was already on the street responding to the house party saw the shooting, and then shot the teenage shooter. That teen started to run away in the opposite direction of the car, but then fell to the ground. He was later pronounced dead.