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Jose Manuel Betancourt, a 35-year-old Hispanic man, was killed in a shooting in Tyler, Texas, that also took the life of his brother, 32-year-old Justino Rosales-Betancourt. The violence followed an argument at a restaurant on East Erwin Street on the evening of June 28, 2020, when two men confronted Justino over an alleged debt. One of those men, described as skinny, left and then returned with a handgun; the restaurant manager twice intervened.

After the initial confrontation, the three friends and an unnamed witness drove to a home on Dobbs Terrace. Justino reappeared armed and told the group they were going to look for the men. They then drove to the residence of Ramiro Ortiz. Shortly after 12:30 a.m. on June 29 deputies found Jose and Justino dead from gunshot wounds in the 5300 block of Highway 110 North. Ortiz later turned himself in and was charged with first-degree murder; an arrest warrant was issued for his nephew, Rodrigo Rivera, in connection with deadly conduct.

What additional details do readers remember about the restaurant confrontation or the movements that night that could help clarify what happened?