Filemon Rico-Sanchez was 26 when he was killed in Dallas, Texas, on September 17, 2014. Police say his ex-boyfriend, 21-year-old Mark Anthony Ponce, forced entry by kicking in the door of Filemon’s home late at night and shot him multiple times with a handgun.

Dallas police issued an arrest warrant for Ponce and asked the public for help. The Dallas County District Attorney’s Office prosecuted the case at the Frank Crowley Courts Building. Reported court outcomes state Ponce was found guilty of capital murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.

Filemon’s death underscores the lethal risk in intimate-partner violence and the role of community tips in investigations. If anyone knew Filemon, his routines, or saw suspicious activity in that neighborhood on September 17, 2014, please come forward with information.