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Road Rage Shootout Near UTRGV Edinburg Campus Sends Heavy Police Presence Onto Grounds at Major HSI

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Confirmed Threat

On June 28, 2024, UTRGV's Emergency Alert System notified students and staff of heavy police presence near the Edinburg campus after a road rage altercation nearby escalated into gunfire. Two brothers were arrested -- Eduardo Hinojosa, 23, and Martin Hinojosa, 17 -- after shots were fired in the 200 block of Teak Street, striking a vehicle. No injuries were reported, and the campus area was cleared within a short time.

Alerts
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Response
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Institution
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Public R2 · TX
~33,000 studentsUTRGV Emergency Alert System
Confirmed Timeline

Alert Sequence

2 messages in sequence

Some alert texts below are approximate reconstructions from news coverage, not confirmed verbatim transcripts. Reconstructed texts are shown in italic with a dashed border. Verified verbatim texts have a solid border and are marked accordingly.

INITIAL ALERTSMS
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UTRGV ALERT: There is heavy police presence near the Edinburg campus. Please avoid the area until further notice.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed from Valley Central (KVEO-TV) and KRGV Channel 5 reporting on the UTRGV Emergency Alert System notification
The shooting occurred on Teak Street near the UTRGV Edinburg campus on Friday evening, June 28, 2024; no campus community members were involved
23-year-old Eduardo Hinojosa was identified as the shooter; his 17-year-old brother Martin allegedly disposed of shell casing evidence before police arrived
UTRGV is Texas's largest HSI with over 33,000 students and serves one of the most heavily Latino university communities in the nation
ALL CLEARSMS
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UTRGV ALERT: The area near the Edinburg campus has been cleared by police. Normal operations may resume.

This text has been reconstructed from news coverage and may not reflect the exact original wording.

Reconstructed based on Valley Central's reporting that the situation was 'now cleared'; exact all-clear text not confirmed
Campus operations returned to normal after law enforcement secured the scene and made arrests
Context

Background

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was created in 2015 through the merger of UT Pan American and UT Brownsville and is one of the largest Hispanic-Serving Institutions in the United States, with its Edinburg campus serving as the primary location. On June 28, 2024, a road rage confrontation near campus escalated when Eduardo Hinojosa and his brother Martin Hinojosa fired shots in the 200 block of Teak Street, a residential street near the campus perimeter. The UTRGV Emergency Alert System notified students and staff of heavy police presence and instructed them to avoid the area. Police quickly arrested both brothers: Eduardo was charged with discharging a firearm within a municipality, and Martin was charged with tampering with evidence after allegedly flushing a shell casing before officers arrived. No one was injured. The incident was the third shooting-related alert at UTRGV's Edinburg campus in 2024, alongside separate incidents in March involving armed robbery suspects. UTRGV's frequent alerts in the Rio Grande Valley reflect the border region's elevated crime environment and the campus's open, urban-integrated footprint.
Analysis

Key Findings

UTRGV experienced multiple shooting-related alerts in 2024 at its Edinburg campus, reflecting consistent security pressure in the Rio Grande Valley border environment
The road rage incident did not involve any university affiliates as suspects or victims, illustrating how off-campus criminal activity regularly triggers HSI campus alerts in urban settings
UTRGV's Emergency Alert System issued rapid notifications keeping the 33,000-student campus community informed about nearby threats
Martin Hinojosa's charge of tampering with evidence by flushing a shell casing suggests awareness of surveillance cameras near the university campus
Outcome
No injuries reported. Eduardo Hinojosa charged with discharging a firearm within a municipality (bond $10,000). Martin Hinojosa charged with tampering with evidence for allegedly flushing a shell casing. Campus cleared after brief police presence.
Provenance

Sources

  1. News
    2 men arrested after road rage shooting near UTRGV - Valley Central (KVEO-TV)
    valleycentral.com
  2. News
    Edinburg brothers arraigned following road rage shooting - KRGV
    krgv.com
  3. Official
    UTRGV Alerts 2024 - UTRGV Emergency Notifications
    utrgv.edu
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shootingroad-ragehsitexasrio-grande-valleyborder-regionoff-campus-suspectsedinburgno-injuries
Added May 2026Updated May 2026Via ingestion