Noel Reyna, 15, of San Antonio, Texas, was shot and killed on November 20, 2017 after a dispute outside a Whataburger on the 7700 block of FM 78. He had attended a vigil earlier that night and went with other mourners to the restaurant, where a planned high school girl fight unfolded. Witnesses said Reyna was trying to break up the fight when he was struck in the face by 25-year-old Robert Leon Allen. Reyna then displayed a handgun he had with him. Allen ran to his car, retrieved an AK-47, and shot Reyna three times; Reyna died at the scene.

Allen was arrested and charged with murder. His defense argued he acted in self-defense because Reyna showed a handgun; the prosecution argued Allen’s trip to his car to get the rifle undermined any claim of an immediate threat. A jury convicted Allen of murder and he was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Reyna’s family — including his mother Christina Hernandez and his uncle Chris Quintero — described him as a nice young man who planned to join the military.

Does anyone have additional details about what happened that night or knew Noel Reyna?