Nicolas Anthony Bazan, 41, was found dead from a single gunshot wound in McAllen, Texas, on June 19, 2017. Police located his body after calls about gunshots around 12:42 a.m. on the 2100 block of North Main Street and a homeowner reporting an unknown man calling for help from a backyard on the 1400 block of West Vine Avenue. Bazan’s front pockets were turned inside out, consistent with a possible robbery; his brother told police Bazan had been carrying a large sum of cash the day before.

Investigators connected Bazan to a group that had been at the Orchard Lounge a few days earlier. Surveillance showed a light-colored van slowing as Bazan exited and ran from the vehicle. Alex Arevalo, 26, later confessed to shooting Bazan inside the van during what he described as a botched robbery attempt and pleaded guilty to a reduced charge; he was sentenced to 45 years. Several others were implicated: Avero Olivarez Alaniz, 54, remains at large; Armando Adrian Arebalo, 34, was arrested on separate federal narcotics charges and has pleaded guilty to a narcotics offense; Roberta Martinez, 38, and Monica Ann Winkle Gomez, 40, were also identified and have pleaded not guilty. The investigation tied multiple people to a planned robbery that ended in Bazan’s death.

Does anyone have information about Alaniz or additional details about the van or the events around North Main Street that night?