Manuel Lazaro Sanchez, 25, was shot and killed outside a sports bar in southwest Houston on October 8, 2015. He had been at the bar with friends and left with his girlfriend when a confrontation began with a group of five men who had exited the bar minutes earlier. During the altercation one man produced a gun and shot Sanchez; he was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital and pronounced dead on arrival.

Witnesses described the suspects as Hispanic males in their mid to late twenties who fled in a four-door, full-size silver or gray pickup truck. Observers said Sanchez did not appear to have argued with the suspects inside the bar. The Houston Police Department investigated and asked the public for help; no arrests have been announced and the case remains open.

Manuel’s family and friends remember him fondly and continue to seek answers. If anyone has information about the shooting, the truck, or the men who fled, please contact investigators.