Pablo Ibarra Melendez, 25, of Odessa, Texas, was shot in the back of the head and found dead inside his vehicle on April 12, 2021. The shooting occurred early that morning while he was driving west in the 4600 block of Papaw Street in the Pleasant Farms area. The Ector County Sheriff’s Office investigated the killing.

Authorities arrested 25-year-old Matthew Brian Roe in connection with the case. Investigators say Roe was sitting in the second row of a minivan when he shot Melendez, then fled the scene; Roe was later apprehended. Roe was indicted in July 2021 and in November 2022 pled guilty to murder and received a 40-year prison sentence.

Family and friends mourned Melendez in the Odessa community after his death. Does anyone have information about Melendez’s movements that morning or witnessed activity in the 4600 block of Papaw Street?