Brad Rumfield, 32, was fatally shot on February 25, 2021, at BR Outfitters Taxidermy Shop in Poteet, Texas. The shooting happened about 5:30 p.m.; multiple agencies including the Poteet Police Department, Atascosa County Sheriff’s Office and Texas Department of Public Safety responded and found Rumfield deceased, having succumbed to his injuries minutes after the shooting.

Investigators determined the shooting arose from a dispute between Rumfield and his landlord, 63-year-old Jimmy Garza. The Texas Rangers led the investigation; an Atascosa County grand jury later indicted Garza and he turned himself in on June 30, 2021. Garza’s bond was set at $100,000.

The taxidermy shop had been closed to the public since January 13, 2021, after officers and Texas Parks and Wildlife found dozens of rotting deer carcasses and other unsanitary conditions inside. Garza had initially called police about complaints of a foul smell and photographed the decaying carcasses. The dispute between Rumfield and Garza culminated in the fatal shooting at the facility.

Did anyone in Poteet know Rumfield or have information about tensions at BR Outfitters that could help clarify what led to the shooting?