Ronald Sepeda Sr., a 57-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on January 10, 2020, during an altercation at a home in the 1500 block of 25th Street in Central Lubbock. The other person involved was identified as 31-year-old Calvin Brown, who told someone he had to shoot someone and later claimed the shooting was in self-defense.

Investigators found Sepeda’s body in an underground cellar outside the home and noted signs that someone had attempted to clean up blood with chemical agents. Brown was arrested and booked into the Lubbock County Detention Center on charges that included tampering with a corpse and murder; his bail was set at $100,000. Sepeda was remembered by family as a father, grandfather, and brother, survived by his mother, Esther Sepeda, his children Ronald Sepeda Jr., Jerrod Sepeda, and Heather Sepeda, along with grandchildren and other relatives.

Is there anyone who was in Central Lubbock on January 10, 2020, or who knew the people involved and can share what they saw or heard that day?