Gerardo Munoz De La Paz, a 51-year-old Hispanic man from Magnolia, Texas, was found dead in Hockley, Texas, on January 29, 2020, with a visible gunshot wound. Deputies concluded his death was a homicide.

Investigators say Gerardo was shot eight times at close range during a dispute reportedly over a debt. An individual named Ramirez-Russel was arrested and charged with his murder. Another person, Juan Manuel Amaya Pavon, was arrested and charged with tampering with physical evidence for assisting in the disposal of Gerardo’s body. Arrests were made by the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Ramirez-Russel later entered a plea that resulted in a 45-year prison sentence, with the State dismissing two companion tampering charges against him. Did anyone in Magnolia or Hockley know Gerardo or have information about the dispute that led to his killing?