Jose L. Mosqueda Jr., 29, of Mission, Texas, was found dead on October 9, 2021, inside a residence on Post Oak Road in Sulphur, Louisiana. Deputies from the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office responded to a noon report of a shooting and discovered Mosqueda with what appeared to be a fatal gunshot wound.

Also at the scene was 34-year-old Oscar R. Lucero of Hidalgo, Texas. Lucero told detectives the two men were coworkers who had gone out for drinks after their shift and later returned to the Post Oak Road residence, where Lucero was staying for work. Lucero said an altercation occurred and alleged Mosqueda tried to stab him, after which Lucero shot Mosqueda multiple times; investigators noted Lucero had a superficial laceration on his shoulder.

After witnesses were interviewed and the investigation continued, Oscar R. Lucero was arrested and charged with second-degree murder and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center. Does anyone have information about Mosqueda’s last hours or the relationship between the two men?