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Vicente Hernandez, a 36-year-old Hispanic man from Killeen, Texas, was killed on April 13, 2016, in Temple, Texas. He was found inside a residence with a large amount of blood around his head and later died at Baylor Scott & White Memorial Hospital after officers responded to a shots fired call at the home.

A witness said she and the victims went outside when two unknown suspects approached and opened fire. The witness identified one shooter as a young Hispanic male with curly hair who shot Hernandez; the other shooter, described as a Hispanic male with tattoos on his neck, shot the other victim, Johnathan Hess. Surveillance captured a black Dodge Charger leaving the area.

A Bell County grand jury later indicted three men from San Angelo in connection with the double homicide. Justin Lane Slatton Jr. was indicted on capital murder charges, while Lupe Martinez Chappa III and Rodrigo Lara Gutierrez were indicted for murder. Investigators used tire tread comparisons and cellphone data to link the suspects to the scene; Slatton was identified as Hess’s shooter and Chappa as Hernandez’s shooter.

Did anyone in Temple at the time see the black Dodge Charger or notice the men described near the residence on April 13, 2016?