Aaron Scott Ramos, 27, of Odessa, Texas, was shot and killed outside Pat’s Place in Ector County on November 4, 2022, at about 11:30 p.m. Deputies arriving at the scene found Ramos dead and another 25-year-old man critically injured. Investigators say 41-year-old Nicholas James Thompson fired multiple rounds at Ramos and others outside the bar.

Thompson was arrested and booked into the Ector County jail on suspicion of murder and faced additional aggravated assault with a deadly weapon allegations for wounding another man and Ramos’ wife. Witnesses reported Thompson claimed he was scared and acted in self-defense; authorities described several possible scenarios under investigation, including that Thompson and an accomplice may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Bond was set at $350,000.

If anyone saw the scene outside Pat’s Place that night or has information about what led up to the shots being fired, please come forward.