Ricky Marquez, 42, was fatally shot outside Papi Gallo Cantina in San Antonio, Texas, on February 2, 2025, around 1:15 a.m. According to reports, a heated altercation inside the bar escalated; witnesses said 63-year-old Ruben Cantu had been escorted out for excessive drinking, and a physical fight continued outside. Marquez, described as a Hispanic male, suffered a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead at the scene. Another person was injured and taken to hospital.

Surveillance video and multiple witness statements were used to identify Cantu as the suspect. Investigators say Cantu fired multiple shots, striking Marquez and the other victim; he was arrested and charged with murder and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Marquez’s mother, Francis Vasquez, called her son kind and loving. Does anyone have information about what happened at Papi Gallo Cantina that night or knew Ricky Marquez?