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Mario Alberto Garcia Lopez, 34, was shot and killed at Las Cazuelas Mexican Grill on Nolensville Pike in Nashville on September 30, 2018. He was found with a gunshot wound to the torso just before 8:45 p.m. and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators describe the incident as a targeted shooting. Surveillance video allegedly shows two men identified as 30-year-old Juan J. Chapa and 26-year-old Christian Daniel Arteaga-Sanchez entering the restaurant, speaking with Lopez at the bar, leading him to a restroom and then shots being heard. The men left through the parking lot. Police released images of the suspects after locating them on social media; the names used there were reportedly fictitious and their real identities were later confirmed.

No clear motive has been established. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact Crime Stoppers; tips can be anonymous and may qualify for a cash reward. Has anyone seen the two men at Las Cazuelas around closing time or has information about this case?