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Mario Albert Martinez, a 55-year-old Hispanic man, was shot dead on January 3, 2014, while watching TV at his home in the 4600 block of Howard Street in San Antonio. He was struck in the abdomen and chest and was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead early the next morning.

Investigators linked the killing to a series of violent incidents the day before. Martinez’s daughter, Grace Martinez, was assaulted at her workplace by three women, and an unreported drive-by later targeted Grace’s boyfriend’s girlfriend, who was holding an infant but was not injured. Those events were reported to have led to a retaliatory attack on Grace that culminated in her father’s shooting.

Two suspects were arrested. Michael Anthony Solano, 23, was charged with murder and said he was present during the shooting, alleging Hilario Gabriel Urista, 22, fired the shots. Urista was also charged with murder and was held in Bexar County Jail on $200,000 bail. Have any readers with knowledge of the neighborhood or those involved seen or heard anything that could help investigators?