By Cuero Online News Staff
September 5, 2025
VICTORIA, TX — Charles Lee Brazil Jr., 31, has been formally charged with murder in connection with the August 30 shooting that killed Tyler Gamez outside a business on Lone Tree Road. Brazil was arrested on September 4 in Brownsville, Texas, following a coordinated manhunt led by the U.S. Marshal Service’s Gulf Coast Violent Offender Fugitive Task Force.
According to Victoria Police Department officials, the incident occurred around 1:10 a.m. when a fight broke out among several individuals. Brazil allegedly retrieved a firearm from his vehicle and fired into a crowd. Gamez, who witnesses say was not involved in the altercation and had stepped outside to observe, was struck and later died from his injuries.
Surveillance footage reportedly shows Brazil wearing a black jersey with the number “24” as he fired into a parked SUV. His arrest was made possible through cooperation between Victoria PD, Houston PD, Brownsville PD, and the FBI’s San Antonio Field Office.
Brazil is currently being held without bond in the Victoria County Jail. As of Friday morning, arraignment proceedings are pending, and no court date has been publicly announced.
Tyler Gamez, 23, was a Cuero High School graduate and father to a young daughter. His death has left a deep impact on the community, prompting an outpouring of grief and calls for justice.
Cuero Online News will continue to monitor developments in this case and provide updates as they become available.