George Thomas Garcia Jr., a 36-year-old Hispanic man, died on September 28, 2019, in Lubbock, Texas, following an altercation in the backseat of a pickup truck. Garcia’s common law wife, Valerie Castillo, reported that he had been at Fast Eddie’s with her father Sammy Castillo, her brother Adrian Castillo, and sister-in-law Andrea Castillo. After leaving the bar, an argument between Garcia and Sammy Castillo broke out in the truck’s backseat. Driver Adrian Castillo stopped the vehicle and fired a warning shot into the air; when the fight continued, he fired again and struck Garcia in the torso. Garcia exited the truck and collapsed from his wounds.

Adrian Castillo was arrested and charged with murder; court documents and a later indictment linked the fatal shooting to that backseat altercation. The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit investigated the case. A candlelight vigil was held in Garcia’s memory. If anyone knew George, his movements that night, or has information about the events in the truck, please share what you know.