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Julio Cesar Gamez-Contreras, a 26-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on August 11, 2019, in the parking lot of La Preferida Bar on North Lamar Boulevard in Austin, Texas. A verbal argument inside the bar turned physical and continued outside. As the victims approached their vehicle, a white Cadillac Escalade truck blocked them in and someone in the truck opened fire. Gamez-Contreras was pronounced dead at the scene; two other Hispanic men in their 30s suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center.

The Travis County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide. Police described the shooter as a Hispanic man about 5 feet 10 inches with a stocky build, wearing blue jeans and a white shirt with a silver design, possibly with facial hair. The suspect fled in the Escalade with chrome wheels; investigators later identified Pedro Fuentes Espinoza, 42, as the subject of a murder warrant and sought assistance in locating him.

Does anyone who knew Julio or who was near La Preferida that night have information that could help the investigation?