On May 23, 2015, Francisco Capetillo-Medina, a 40-year-old Hispanic man, was shot to death in broad daylight in front of a convenience store in Houston, Texas. Surveillance video captured the shooting. Witness accounts and later evidence indicate Capetillo-Medina was seated in his car when the shooter fired five times at point-blank range.

A tip to Crime Stoppers led investigators to Daniel Antonio Ferrer, who was charged under Texas Penal Code section 19.02. Authorities say Ferrer told people he had been warned that someone in a red car planned to rob him, which prompted him to confront Capetillo-Medina; prosecutors presented evidence that Ferrer did not know Capetillo-Medina and that the killing was a case of mistaken identity. Ferrer allegedly fled the scene with his girlfriend, Jennifer Lainez, and later confessed to a friend, Cody Wooldridge, who reported the confession. Ferrer was taken into custody in August 2015 and reportedly confessed again during a homicide detective interview. He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life with a $10,000 fine.

Capetillo-Medina’s death underscores the fatal consequences of a wrongful confrontation. If anyone knew Francisco Capetillo-Medina or has information about the events leading up to that day, please come forward.