On March 10, 2021, Josafat Ocampo Mesa, a 55-year-old Hispanic man, was killed in a quadruple shooting on Ranchester Drive in southwest Houston. Mesa was with siblings Luis and Jessica Ruiz and another person when a confrontation occurred with two men in a sedan. Those men left but returned and opened fire; Mesa and the Ruiz siblings were killed and an 18-year-old woman survived her gunshot wounds.

Three men were arrested and charged with capital murder: Roger Salazar, 22; Juan Bartolo, 18; and Juan Turcios. Authorities said the suspects intentionally and knowingly caused the deaths with a firearm and described the shooting as unprovoked and completely senseless. Mesa’s family remembered him as a loving son, brother, cousin, and uncle and set up a GoFundMe to help cover funeral expenses.

Are there readers who knew Mesa or the Ruiz family and can share details that might help clarify what led to the confrontation?