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Angelica Jewel Echols, 22, of Austin was shot and killed on December 4, 2013, outside Deluxe Auto Service at 8307 Jamestown Drive near Research Boulevard. She had been waiting in a car with friends while Brian Martinez and another man confronted Andrew Peña, who was living in an RV on the property. Peña fired several shots, one striking Echols in the upper torso. She was taken to a hospital before officers arrived and did not survive.

Andrew Peña was charged with murder in connection with the shooting but later pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide and received a 200-day jail sentence with credit for time served. Peña’s lawyer argued self-defense; prosecutors declined to dismiss the case and the assistant district attorney described criminally negligent homicide as an appropriate resolution. Martinez was arrested in March 2014 on aggravated robbery allegations, and both men who approached Peña are reported to be facing felony drug charges.

What can anyone who was near Deluxe Auto Service that day add to the timeline or to how the confrontation unfolded?