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On July 1, 2020, Richard Torres Rodriguez, a 48-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on the South Side of San Antonio in the 900 block of Ripford Street after an argument over money escalated into violence. He was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene. A passerby, a man in his 40s, was struck by a stray bullet and taken to Brook Army Medical Center in serious condition.

Authorities sought public help identifying those involved. An arrest came on August 14, 2020, when 57-year-old Benjamin Luna was charged with murder; an affidavit says Luna was present but not the shooter. Witnesses reported a masked individual fired after an initial attempt failed and that Luna left the scene with the shooter and others. Rodriguez was born August 27, 1971, in San Antonio and is survived by his mother, children, siblings, grandchildren and many extended family members; several relatives preceded him in death.

Does anyone have information about the shooting or remember seeing activity around Ripford Street on July 1, 2020?