Police Search for Killer After Fatal McKinney Shooting
A 19-year-old man died after being shot inside a vehicle at a McKinney apartment complex Friday night, and police are now asking the North Texas community for help finding whoever did it.
No arrests have been made. The shooter remains at large.
How the Shooting Unfolded
According to the McKinney Police Department, officers responded to a report of shots fired at approximately 8:30 p.m. on June 19, in the area of the Larkin Apartments at 2301 W. White Street.
When officers arrived, they found 19-year-old Jose Herberto Martin inside a vehicle in the complex's parking lot.
Police said Martin was suffering from a gunshot wound to the neck.
Emergency responders transported him to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
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What Investigators Have Confirmed So Far
The McKinney Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating the shooting.
Authorities confirmed that no arrests have been made at this time.
Officials described this as an ongoing investigation and said no additional information is currently available beyond what's already been released — language that signals the case is still in its earliest stages, with detectives working from a limited set of confirmed facts.
That a man was shot inside his own vehicle in a residential parking lot, rather than during a confrontation in a public space, narrows the likely circumstances investigators are working through, even without a confirmed motive yet.
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The Appeal to the Public
Because the shooter remains at large, police are directly urging anyone with information to come forward.
The department asked that anyone with knowledge related to the case contact the McKinney Police Department Crime Tip Line.
That tip line — reachable by phone or email — is the department's primary mechanism for gathering community information in cases like this, where no suspect has yet been named or described.
The emphasis on community assistance reflects a familiar pattern in cases where the shooting itself was witnessed or heard by neighbors, but the shooter fled before officers arrived, leaving physical evidence at the scene without an immediate suspect in custody.
What Remains Unclear
No suspect description has been released.
No motive has been confirmed, and police have not said whether Martin and the shooter knew each other or whether the shooting was the result of an altercation, a targeted act, or something else entirely.
Martin's connection to the apartment complex — whether he was a resident, a visitor, or simply present at the time — has also not been specified in the department's public statements.
Those open questions are likely to define the investigation's next phase, as detectives work through any tips that come in through the Crime Tip Line alongside whatever physical evidence was recovered from the scene.
Key Takeaways
- Jose Herberto Martin, 19, died after being shot inside a vehicle at the Larkin Apartments in McKinney, Texas, at approximately 8:30 p.m. on Friday, June 19.
- Martin suffered a gunshot wound to the neck and died after being transported to a local hospital.
- The McKinney Police Department's Criminal Investigations Division is actively investigating; no arrests have been made.
- The shooter remains at large, and police have not released a suspect description.
- No motive has been confirmed, and the relationship between Martin and the shooter is unknown.
- Police are asking anyone with information to contact the McKinney Crime Tip Line at (972) 547-3480 or CrimeTipLine@mckinneytexas.org.
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