The shooting that killed 26-year-old Juan Acosta began in a hotel parking lot and ended along State Highway 6 the night of May 31, 2025. Just after 11:15 p.m. the car Acosta was riding in fled after a masked, dark-clothed shooter reportedly opened fire from a dark-colored SUV, identified early as a possible Ford Bronco. The vehicle was driven north toward the 4200 block of SH-6 North, where it stopped in a commercial center.

Deputies found three occupants: Acosta, pronounced dead at the scene; a 31-year-old passenger who was wounded and taken to hospital; and a third man who walked away uninjured. Investigators recovered shell casings and broken glass at the hotel lot and along the car’s erratic path. In the days after the shooting, authorities arrested Anthony Lopez, born June 10, 2005, and charged him with murder, alleging the motive was a dispute over an alleged debt Lopez believed Acosta owed.

Does anyone who was near the hotel or SH-6 that night have dashcam, surveillance, or other information that could clarify what happened?