Christopher Ryan Battelli, 29, was shot once in the head on the early morning of December 24, 2016, while sitting in his parked vehicle outside the Southland Bar and Grill in Katy, Texas. A U.S. Air Force veteran who served from 2005 to 2009, including a deployment to Baghdad, he worked as a vehicle inspector at Katy Quick Lube and spent free time with friends and family at a local brewery. Born May 26, 1987, in Anchorage, Alaska, he was remembered as easy-going, free-spirited and dedicated to helping others.

The assailant was 54-year-old acquaintance Earl James Semien, who had possessed the firearm for about three weeks before the killing and, after the shooting, handed the weapon to a friend and told them to dispose of it. No motive for the killing has been reported. In March 2019 Semien pleaded guilty to murder and unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon and received prison terms.

Did anyone who knew Chris in Katy or who spent time at the Southland Bar and Grill that night see or hear anything that has not yet been shared?