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Victoria Cantu was a 15-year-old Hispanic girl who was shot to death on January 3, 2016, in Houston, Texas. She was found in the backseat of a car in a Whataburger parking lot in north Houston after an impromptu car show where a confrontation escalated into gunfire.

Eighteen-year-old Gabriel Cantu, not related to Victoria, was identified as the suspect. He allegedly fired an AK-47 rifle at the car Victoria was in; he was arrested about two weeks later after a brief chase and charged with murder. Gabriel Cantu later pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Reports say the shooting was not premeditated but grew out of escalating tensions at the car show.

Victoria’s family has spoken publicly about their grief and the impact of her loss. Does anyone have information about that car show or the confrontation leading up to the shooting?