Illegal Immigrant Arrested For Alleged Jet Ski Hit-And-Run That Killed Teenager

Hailey Gomez | Daily Caller News Foundation | May 27, 2025

Texas officials announced Tuesday that a Venezuelan native and illegal migrant was arrested after allegedly striking and killing an 18-year-old woman.

On Sunday, illegal migrant Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez Gonzalez allegedly struck 18-year-old Ava Moore with a jet ski at Grapevine Lake in Texas. In a press release from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office, the attorney general called out the “senseless death” and said officials will work to “secure justice” for Moore.

“Ava Moore’s senseless death was caused by an illegal alien who should have never been in our country in the first place,” Paxton said. “My heart breaks for Ava’s family and friends, and my prayers are with them as they face this tragedy.”

“My office will continue to work with local, state, and national law enforcement partners to secure justice for Ava,” Paxton added.

According to officials, after Gonzalez allegedly struck Moore, the Venezuelan native proceeded to flee the scene with another male illegal alien, “subsequently committing a hit-and-run after striking another vehicle.” Paxton’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit then tracked and arrested both illegal migrants, working with Texas Parks and Wildlife, the Grapevine Police Department, the Dallas Police Department, the Texas Department of Public Safety, and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). (RELATED: Illegal Migrants Hit Exit As Trump Rolls Up Biden’s Welcome Mat)

Special agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Border Patrol, and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) question a man on May 28, 2010 in Hidalgo, Texas. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January, border encounters have fallen by 93%, with migrant crossings dropping by 99.9%. The administration has continued its efforts to apprehend criminal illegal migrants and deport them to their home countries.

In April, the Trump administration lined the White House North Lawn’s perimeter, highlighting the president’s 100-day push to crack down on the millions of illegal migrants who entered under the Biden-Harris administration.

The DHS and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations carried out a series of high-profile arrests of migrants with criminal records within Trump’s first 100 days in office.

DHS first released photos of illegal migrants to the Daily Caller News Foundation, showing a handful of individuals involved in crimes, including criminal sexual conduct, aggravated sexual assault of a child, and gang ties.