Dustin Aaron Gutierrez, 30, of Big Spring, Texas, was fatally shot in the head while sitting in his Dodge pickup truck outside a KFC in Big Spring on January 5, 2025, at about 2:35 p.m. He was taken to Scenic Mountain Medical Center and later died. Gutierrez, born February 23, 1994, worked as a communications specialist for Priority Power and is survived by his wife Jasmin Gutierrez, his parents Rebecca and Shawn Coker and Raymundo and Annie Gutierrez Sr., plus several siblings and extended family. He enjoyed bass fishing, poker, bowling, motorcycles and spending time with family.

The Big Spring Police Department identified a suspect and a suspect vehicle quickly. Forty-two-year-old Ruben Drake Silva was arrested the next day in Comanche County after a traffic stop; a warrant charging him with murder was obtained. Investigators described the shooting as a random act of violence and say the case remains under active investigation.

If anyone saw the pickup at the KFC that afternoon or has information about the shooting, please come forward.