Amelia Castillo, a 48-year-old Hispanic woman from San Antonio, Texas, was killed on April 27, 1979, while attending the Battle of Flowers Parade with her family. A gunman, identified in reports as Ira Attebury, opened fire on the crowd from a motor home parked at Broadway and East Grayson Street. Castillo was one of two people killed; 51 others were injured in a shooting that lasted about half an hour.

Attebury, described as a 64-year-old World War II veteran with a history of mental health issues and PCP addiction, reportedly had the motor home loaded with guns and ammunition. He was arrested and charged; he was later found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Amelia’s daughter-in-law Jane and her three daughters were left grieving, and one daughter, 8-year-old Cecilia, was also injured in the attack.

The shooting prompted changes to security at public events in San Antonio and remains a notorious episode in the city’s history. Did anyone who attended the Battle of Flowers Parade that day or who knew the Castillo family come forward with additional information or memories?