Ricardo DeAlejandro, a 36-year-old Hispanic assistant chief of police, was shot and killed on October 28, 1982, while working an undercover narcotics operation at a bar in Robstown, Texas. He had served with the Mathis Police Department for six years and was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the Vietnam War.

Three men entered the bar; one of them shot DeAlejandro. The shooter was later convicted of murder and of carrying a weapon on premises licensed to sell alcoholic beverages and received a 14-year prison sentence. DeAlejandro was survived by his wife and children; his death was described as a significant loss to the community and his colleagues.

Did anyone who knew DeAlejandro or his family have memories of him or the case to share?