An 18-year-old woman about to begin her first year at the U.S. Air Force Academy was killed when a personal watercraft hit her kayak on a Texas lake over Memorial Day weekend, setting off a pursuit by law enforcement that ended in the arrests of two people.

Senator John Cornyn joins Governor Greg Abbot in calling for the accused operator Daikerlyn Gonzalez to face the death penalty.

Ava Moore, 18, was killed Sunday after a woman driving a jet ski ran into her as she was kayaking on Grapevine Lake, officials said.

Ava Moore, 18, who had only just joined the US Air Force, died after she was struck by a jet ski while kayaking on Grapevine Lake on Sunday evening.

Funeral services will be held for 18-year-old Ava Moore on Saturday after she was hit and killed by a jet ski while kayaking on Grapevine Lake during Memorial Day weekend.

Moore, a 2024 graduate of Timber Creek High School in Keller ISD, played basketball at the U.S. Air Force Academy Preparatory School. She graduated from the preparatory school May 19 and was scheduled to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy as part of its Class of 2029.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement-Dallas has released more details about two Venezuelan nationals who were both in the U.S. illegally and are connected to the murder