Seguin police searching for suspect wanted in man’s shooting death

SEGUIN, Texas – One person was shot and killed Friday in Seguin, police confirmed.

The shooting happened just after noon in the 1600 block of N. Austin Street. Seguin police responded to a call for shots fired and found a man dead with a gunshot wound.

The victim was identified as 49-year-old Juan Pablo Juarez Jr.

Neighbors said it all happened in what felt like an instant and that these types of crimes don’t usually happen in Seguin.

Sarah Chilutti, the community engagement officer with the Seguin Police Department, said the last murder investigation was more than a year ago, in early 2022.

Chilutti said the suspect is still unknown, but there was possibly a confrontation leading up to the shooting.

“Right now, we’re working on getting everything identified and thankfully, there’s been pretty good surveillance footage to help us in this investigation and our officers are out there working diligently to get our suspect identified and find him,” Chilutti said.

Seguin police ask anyone with information to call the department’s criminal investigation division at 830-379-2123, or Guadalupe Crime Stoppers at 1-877-403-8477 (TIPS).