Julian Pesina, 27, was fatally shot on May 4, 2014, outside the Notorious Ink Tattoo and Piercing Shop in Balcones Heights, San Antonio, around 10:00 p.m. Pesina, an off-duty officer with the Balcones Heights Police Department, was ambushed by two gunmen who fired multiple shots; he succumbed to his injuries at the scene.

Federal court records and the investigation portray Pesina as living a double life. He was also a member of the Texas Mexican Mafia and, despite reportedly not reporting to the gang for six years, was said to still owe a weekly tax tied to drug sales. When the gang discovered he was a police officer, a hit was placed on him.

The FBI, the Texas Department of Public Safety, the San Antonio Police Department, and the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office investigated. Four people were arrested in connection with the killing: Jerry Spooks Idrogo, Ruben Menace Reyes, Jesse Santibanez and Alfredo Cardona, and several received lengthy federal sentences. If anyone knew Pesina, his routines, or his associates at the time, please share information with investigators.