Baltazar Lopez was killed during a Christmas party in Tyler on December 25, 1992. Around 3:00 a.m. a disturbance inside the house at 117 S. Horace Street spilled outside, and gunfire erupted. Lopez was one of two people shot; he died at the scene. Witnesses described a Hispanic male running from the crime scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Tyler Police Department at 903-531-1000 or Tyler Smith County Crime-Stoppers at 903-597-2833. Detective Mathews was assigned to the case at 903-531-1034.

If anyone remembers the events that night or saw someone running from that address, please share what you know with investigators.