Luis Angel Ramirez, 31, of Laredo, Texas, was shot and killed on October 20, 2019, at a ranch along Mangana Hein Road. The Webb County Sheriff’s Office responded after a woman called to report her husband had been shot; Ramirez’s death was ruled a homicide.

Investigators pursued multiple leads and arrested several people on charges including aggravated kidnapping, assault, and possession of controlled substances. Authorities identified 18-year-old Joe Angel Landin as the primary suspect in Ramirez’s murder and charged him with murder; the shooting was described as drug-related.

The killing was the sixth homicide in Laredo in 2019 and prompted extensive investigative and prosecutorial activity. Does anyone have information about Ramirez, the ranch on Mangana Hein Road, or the events of October 20, 2019?