Jose Marin-Ramos, 36, was shot and killed on May 18, 2025, at the Wild West Trucking yard on County Road 401 in Pecos, Texas. Deputies found him with a single gunshot wound to the head after responding to a 911 call; public reports identify him as originally from Teocaltiche, Jalisco, Mexico. The shooting occurred during a gathering at the yard.

Witnesses told investigators that a mechanic living on the property went to his RV, retrieved a .380-caliber handgun, loaded it in front of others, pointed it at Jose Marin-Ramos and fired once. Authorities arrested 35-year-old Salvador Cervantes-Ortiz, a diesel mechanic who lived on the company property, on a first-degree murder charge. He initially fled but later returned and surrendered; he was booked into the Reeves County Jail on a $1,000,000 bond and an immigration detainer was reportedly placed on him. Agencies assisting included the Reeves County Sheriff’s Office, the Texas Rangers and the Pecos Police Department.

Local coverage described the incident as an isolated workplace shooting with no evidence of gang involvement, and memorial pages recorded Marin-Ramos’s death in Pecos on May 18, 2025. The investigation remained active and the murder charge was pending in Reeves County. Does anyone have information about Marin-Ramos’s life in Pecos or the circumstances at the Wild West Trucking yard that night?