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Ruben Sanchez, a 40-year-old Hispanic man from San Antonio, Texas, was shot and killed on August 12, 2016 while washing his car in the driveway of his family home. Investigators initially believed Sanchez knew his killer; Smith was identified as the suspect and located three weeks later after a shootout with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force.

Records state Smith drove to Sanchez’s home, exchanged words with him, and then shot him. In January 2020 Smith entered a plea, admitting to the killing, and received a life sentence for Sanchez’s murder, plus a concurrent 45-year sentence for attempted capital murder tied to the shootout with law enforcement.

If anyone knew Ruben, his routine, or the people around him that day, please share what you know.