Overview

• Aguilar pleaded guilty to capital murder in a Tarrant County courtroom earlier on July 18.
• Court records show he used an AR-style rifle to open fire around 3 a.m. in a crowded parking lot near NW 24th Street and Ellis Avenue.
• The shooting killed 18-year-old Joseph Padilla, a senior at Weatherford High School, who was celebrating his birthday.
• Three other attendees were hit by gunfire and survived their injuries.
• Prosecutors have declined to explain the motive and have not confirmed any prior connection between Aguilar and his victims.