Roel Roy Munoz, 42, of Muleshoe, Texas, was shot and killed inside a Lubbock Walmart on December 4, 2020. Munoz was shopping for Christmas decorations when, according to accounts, he nodded to 23-year-old Kaleb Anthony Vasquez as they passed. Moments later Vasquez allegedly pulled out a gun and shot Munoz in the back of the head. Munoz was found dead inside the store; Vasquez fled but was arrested later that day after an attempted carjacking.

The killing was described as a seemingly random act; there was no prior relationship reported between Munoz and Vasquez. Munoz’s family and friends remembered him as kind and compassionate. His wife, Vanessa Munoz, who was with him at the time, was reported to have been deeply affected and died shortly afterward.

Vasquez was charged with murder. At trial in November 2023 the defense said Vasquez had been under the influence of drugs and hearing voices; the jury convicted and he received a life sentence. Does anyone have memories of Roel Munoz or information about that day that could add context to what happened?