Overview
- Police say the July 17 shooting at a home in the 1000 block of West Seventh Street killed 21‑year‑old Gabriel Trujillo Garcia and wounded a teenage girl who survived.
- Hope police obtained a warrant and arrested 19‑year‑old Kevin Lozano in the 900 block of South Elm Street on August 6, then booked him into the Hempstead County jail.
- Lozano was charged with one count of first‑degree murder and one count of first‑degree battery and is being held pending a first court appearance.
- The details and timing of the shooting, the warrant and the arrest come from an official Hope Police news release and were reported locally by the Arkansas Democrat‑Gazette.
- The arrest advances the local homicide investigation and means officials will next move the case through initial court proceedings and prosecutor review, which will determine formal filings and next steps.