John Ferney Moreno-Cendales, a 47-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed on May 21, 2022, in Austin, Texas. The shooting occurred outside Club Lobos in North Austin after a verbal altercation with another man. Moreno-Cendales was found in the parking lot with severe injuries, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The Austin Police Department identified 20-year-old Osmar Escobar Gaona as a suspect. Detectives believe Escobar Gaona fled to Mexico on the day of the incident and remains at large. A warrant for first-degree murder has been issued and the case is listed as Austin’s 29th homicide of 2022.

If anyone was at Club Lobos that night, saw the altercation in the parking lot, or has information about Osmar Escobar Gaona’s whereabouts, please share what is known with the Austin Police.