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Matthew Tanner Martinez, known as Pokie, was 27 when he was fatally shot on June 6, 2017, outside a convenience store in the 500 block of S. Aransas Street in Mathis, Texas. Shots were fired after a confrontation between two groups; several shell casings were recovered and Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. Another man, Ruben Gutierrez, 34, later died of his injuries, turning this into a double-homicide, and an 18-year-old was critically injured and taken to Christus Spohn Hospital Shoreline.

Two men, Marcus Cuellar, 20, and Bobby Villarreal, 18, were arrested and charged with murder and held on $70,000 bail each at the San Patricio County Jail. A third suspect, Christian Bernal, 19, remained at large and was described as armed and dangerous; police asked residents to report any information on his whereabouts. Martinez’s family and friends organized a GoFundMe to cover funeral expenses.

Did anyone in Mathis or the surrounding area see or hear anything that night that could help clarify what happened?