Daniel Danny Joseph Tausch was killed on July 23, 2019, in San Antonio after intervening in a fight. The 62-year-old, a Floresville resident and former Spring Branch resident, was attempting to break up a fistfight between two women in the 11600 block of Palo Alto when he became involved in a separate dispute tied to electrical work. Witnesses say Danny warned people to stop fighting or he would get his gun. Gavino Vara, 51, then allegedly handed his gun to Danny, placed Vara’s weapon on Danny’s chest and fired a point-blank shot that struck him in the chest and back, inflicting fatal wounds.

Witnesses reportedly feared retaliation after the shooting and did not immediately call 911; Danny’s body was found the next day in the bed of a pickup truck on Mauermann Road. Police arrested Gavino Vara and charged him with murder; the indictment included a repeat offender enhancement for prior convictions. Does anyone have additional information about Danny’s movements that day or nearby witnesses who haven’t spoken with detectives?