John Lydell Tyler, a 28-year-old African American man and a decorated soldier in the Texas Army National Guard, was fatally shot on March 31, 2019, in Laredo, Texas. He was found with a gunshot wound to his abdomen behind an apartment complex in the 4300 block of Santa Maria Avenue and later died at Laredo Medical Center.

Authorities say Tyler had been involved in an altercation earlier that night at Blue Moon Country Bar & Patio. Surveillance footage and witness statements indicated that Gilberto Guadalupe Villarreal, 26, and two women sought Tyler out over the incident; Villarreal was heard saying Ya estás muerto before locating Tyler at the apartment complex and shooting him. Villarreal was arrested and charged with murder, later pleading guilty and receiving concurrent sentences totaling 20 years for murder and five years for unlawfully carrying a weapon.

Tyler’s status as a National Guardsman and the circumstances of the shooting drew significant attention. Does anyone have information about Tyler’s activities that night or the area around Santa Maria Avenue?