Yolanda Santos, a 46-year-old Hispanic woman, was shot and killed on July 4, 2014, in the parking lot of the Double B Oaks Club in Dayton, Texas. Witnesses said a white male was seen standing over Santos and firing several shots at about 10:15 p.m.; the shooter fled with another man in a gray Dodge pickup. Santos was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston, where she was pronounced dead.

Two men were arrested in the investigation: Bobby Smith, 51, and Tracy Lee Thorn, 56. Smith was identified as the shooter and a 9 mm semi-automatic handgun believed to be the murder weapon was recovered from his vehicle. Smith later testified that he had gone to the bar to confront people he blamed for an earlier attack on him and that a struggle over a pistol led to the shooting; a jury found him guilty on April 30, 2015. Thorn faced separate charges related to the incident.

Investigators, including Liberty County Sheriff’s Sgts. Brian Bortz and Josh Cummins, asked club customers for information but reported no clear motive; Santos was described as well liked and there was no known argument before the shooting. Funeral services were held on July 9, 2014, at the Pace Stancil Funeral Home Chapel in Dayton.

If anyone who frequented the Double B Oaks Club that night has information about what happened in the parking lot, please share it.