Jose Salomon Fernandez Barrientos, 42, was shot and killed inside his Gretna home on March 1, 2022. The shooting happened in the 1700 block of Newton Street after an argument between Fernandez Barrientos and his girlfriend. Her brother, Jose Robles Marques, 43, entered the bedroom armed with a .38-caliber revolver and fired at Fernandez Barrientos, who was seated on the bed; he was struck at least five times and died at the scene.

Marques told Gretna police he retrieved and loaded the firearm before going into the bedroom and said he saw the couple separate before he began shooting, continuing until the gun was empty. His defense argued he was protecting his sister and believed she was in imminent danger, citing alleged prior domestic violence. The prosecution presented the statement and other evidence to argue the shooting was unreasonable and unnecessary. The jury found Jose Robles Marques guilty of second-degree murder and he received a life sentence without parole, probation, or suspension of sentence.

Does anyone have information about the events leading up to that night or about the people involved?