Efren Gonzalez, a 22-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on March 23, 2014, in El Paso’s Cincinnati Entertainment District. The shooter was identified as 38-year-old Luis Castruita.

A jury found Castruita guilty of murder; he was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay a $10,000 fine. Prosecutors presented evidence that Castruita unlawfully possessed a firearm and was a member of the Barrio Azteca gang. The defense argued Castruita suffered from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and behaved paranoically, but the prosecution said there was no evidence of mental illness and maintained the killing was not a crime of passion. The trial was held in the 168th District Court before Judge Marcos Lizarraga, with Assistant District Attorney Rebecca Tarango and James Montoya prosecuting. Gonzalez’s family attended the proceedings and declined comment after sentencing.