On May 13, 2019, Jose Villarreal, a 37-year-old Hispanic man from Kingsville, Texas, was shot and killed in a double homicide at the Utopian Apartments near Texas A&M University-Kingsville. The shooting happened around 8:30 p.m. after multiple gunshots were reported in the 1700 block of North First Street. Officers found Jose at the bottom of the stairs with multiple gunshot wounds; his brother Adan Villarreal, 41, was located in an apartment with several gunshot wounds. Both men were taken to a local hospital and died of their injuries.

The Kingsville Police Department and the Texas Rangers investigated. Within days two suspects were arrested: 30-year-old David Isassi Jr. of Kingsville and 17-year-old Iziah Lamar Lopez of Falfurrias; both were charged with two counts of capital murder. Police said the brothers had been in a fight with the suspects before the shooting, and there were reports that drugs were found on one individual, but it was not confirmed whether that was a factor. The killings prompted questions about security at the apartment complex and potential negligent security claims by the families.

Did anyone living near the Utopian Apartments that night see or hear anything that could help explain what led up to the shooting?