On October 27, 2024, 30-year-old Ricardo Ortiz Morquecho was shot and killed outside an after-hours establishment near Mission Road and East Huff Avenue in San Antonio, Texas, at about 3 a.m. San Antonio Police say Ortiz Morquecho was reportedly causing a disturbance in the parking lot and allegedly threatened to shoot and run over a group of people. An individual at the scene drew a firearm and shot Ortiz Morquecho; he was later pronounced dead from multiple gunshot wounds.

Ortiz Morquecho was born February 10, 1994, in Saltillo, Mexico, and worked in construction for GMI. He is remembered by family for his love of barbecues, elote and carne asadas, trips to the river with his children, breeding and showing dogs through SouthTownKennels, and his interest in old cars including a Bronco and a RAM. He is survived by his wife Amanda Mata, three children, parents, grandparents, two sisters and a nephew.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the San Antonio Police Department.