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George Joseph Martinez, 32, of San Antonio, was shot during a confrontation at a Valero gas station at Interstate 35 and Starlight Terrace on January 8, 2017. Martinez had stopped there with his girlfriend, Holly Darkentell, and her two daughters, ages 8 and 10, when a truck reversing nearly struck one of the children. Martinez confronted the truck driver, 62-year-old David Lilburn Johnson, and police reports say the encounter escalated at the passenger window. Johnson later shot Martinez in the neck; Martinez was taken to a local hospital and died of his wounds on January 11, 2017.

Johnson was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon and held in the Bexar County jail on $75,000 bond; the charging status reflected Martinez’s subsequent death. Martinez was married to Vanessa Martinez for 16 years and was father to three sons, Joseph, Christian, and Elijah. He worked his way into management at Jiffy Lube and was described in his obituary as devoted to family and a San Diego Chargers fan.

Did anyone witness the confrontation at the gas station or have information about what happened in the minutes before the shooting?