UPDATE - 10/10/2023
The teenager shot and killed by police has been identified as 17-year-old Ricardo Jose Fuentes.
Fuentes was shot after police had gone to a home on the 6100 block of Angelique Court for a loud party.
According to police, Fuentes was firing into a vehicle when they arrived on the scene.
A CCPD officer shot Fuentes, who later died at a local hospital.
UPDATE - 10/9/2023
CCPD has arrested a person in connection with Saturday night's officer-involved shooting that turned fatal on Angelique Court.
According to the CCPD Blotter, 18-year-old Leandro Leon has been arrested on three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Officials would not say how Leandro was involved with the shooting.
The officer involved in the Saturday night incident has been placed on administrative leave.
ORIGINAL - 10/8/2023
One person is dead following an officer-involved shooting Saturday night in a South Side neighborhood.
Corpus Christi police officers were dispatched to the 6100 block of Angelique Court on Oct. 7 around 10:19 p.m. in reference to a loud house party.
When officers arrived, they saw an individual shooting into a vehicle with people inside, “at which time the officer returned fire in preservation of the third party, striking the individual who was firing into the vehicle.”
According to a press release from the Corpus Christi Police Department, officers began providing life-saving measures to the individual immediately.
“The individual was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. The officer has been placed on administrative leave at this time in accordance with current department, practice, and policy,” CCPD said in a statement.
According to witnesses, there was a large number of juveniles in the area of the house party where the officer-involved shooting occurred.
This is still an active and ongoing investigation, and further information will be forthcoming, police say.
This is an ongoing story, and we will provide more information as soon as additional details are released; check back with KRIS 6 News for more updates.
