Rene Cesar Rodriguez, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was shot and killed on April 30, 2006, at a housewarming party near Trenton Road in McAllen, Texas. The shooting occurred during an incident in which 34-year-old Arthur Ramirez also shot and killed his wife, Alma Ramirez, 32. After the shootings, Ramirez barricaded himself inside the house for about 20 minutes before emerging and firing at arriving police officers, prompting a law enforcement standoff and an armed response.

Reports say officers eventually engaged Ramirez and took him into custody. The case drew attention because of the domestic context and the standoff that followed the shootings. Rene’s family and the McAllen community remember him at a memorial that remains a place of remembrance for those who knew him.

If anyone who attended that housewarming or who knew Rene has information about what led up to the shootings, please come forward.