This Valentine’s Day marks two years since 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez was fatally shot while heading to dinner with her family, and now there’s a new effort to investigate the case further.
Arlene’s family is honoring her Wednesday with a celebration of life tribute followed by a dove release.
It comes one day after ABC13 learned the Harris County District Attorney appointed a special prosecutor to investigate her case.
PREVIOUS REPORT: No charges yet 1 year after 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez was shot and killed in SE Houston
It’s been one year since Arlene Alvarez was shot and killed by a robbery victim firing at a suspect. While the robbery victim has been released, the robbery suspect has not been arrested.
Arlene, her parents, and her younger brother were headed to get pizza in the Gulfgate area on Valentine’s night in 2022.
At the same time, Houston police said Tony Earls was being robbed at a Chase Bank ATM. Earls got out of his car and fired at the suspect as he ran away. The investigation revealed that Earls mistook the Alvarez family’s car for a getaway vehicle and fired at it.