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Samuel Mendez Jr, a 37-year-old Hispanic man from Laredo, Texas, was shot in the family home in the 200 block of East Olive Street on October 30, 2021. The shooting happened in the afternoon; his father, Samuel Mendez Sr., was killed at the scene. Samuel Jr. was critically injured, taken to Laredo Medical Center, and died several days later.

Laredo police identified Samuel Jr.’s brother, Gilbert Jerry Mendez, 28, as the suspect. He was arrested with U.S. Marshals’ assistance in the Mines Road area and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; arrest warrants were approved and bond was set at $500,000. The case was referred to the District Attorney’s Office. Samuel Jr. left three children and a stepchild.

What information do readers have about the timeline inside the house that afternoon?