CYPRESS, Texas - The body of a 17-year-old boy was found in the backyard of a home in Cypress on Saturday morning.
Deputies with the Harris County Precinct 5 Constables Office were called to the 7800 block of Galleon Fields Dr. in Cypress around 10:30 a.m. after the body was found in the backyard.
During the investigation, deputies learned that around 11 p.m. the night before, residents reported hearing gunshots in the area. Deputies arrived, but did not find any suspicious activity.
The teenager has been identified as Giovani Cruz. He was shot in the chest.
If anyone has information about this shooting, you're urged to call the Harris County Sheriff's Office Homicide Unit at 713-274-9100 or call Crime stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).