Corpus Christi Teens Shot at High School Party Hosted by Cheerleader’s Parents; CCISD Teacher Cited for Providing Alcohol

A high school party in Corpus Christi, tied to the Veterans Memorial High School cheerleading squad, ended in violence when 19-year-old John Michael “Johnny Boy” Gomez Jr. and 16-year-old Jaden Lopez were shot, with Gomez still in critical condition.

According to Johnny’s mother, Launa Garza, the gathering held at a rented home on Beauvais Drive in the King’s Crossing neighborhood was thrown by the parents of a Veterans Memorial cheerleader, Robert and Misty Perez.

Similarly, the witnesses stated that alcohol was freely available to underage attendees throughout the night, allegedly purchased and brought in by adults.

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