On April 21, 2024, at about 2:00 a.m., officers responded to reports of shots fired near the 2200 block of Interstate 27, close to the Depot Entertainment District in Lubbock. They found 34-year-old Lorenzo Rene Soto with a gunshot wound; he was taken to University Medical Center and later pronounced deceased. Soto was born May 10, 1989, lived in Post, Texas, and is survived by his wife Irene and two children. His funeral was held May 4, 2024, at the School Auditorium in Post, with interment at Terrace Cemetery.

Investigators say a fight began inside Cowpokes nightclub earlier that night; security escorted involved people outside, and a second confrontation occurred in the parking lot. Soto approached a group near a white Ford F150 seeking clarification about the earlier incident involving his family. The dispute escalated, Soto allegedly struck a man, and Doroteo Alonso, then seated in the truck’s rear passenger seat, fired a gun and struck Soto. Alonso later fled, discarded the firearm, and was arrested on May 15, 2024, in Snyder, Texas, then charged with murder. Alonso reportedly claimed he feared for his life and accused Soto of reaching for his pocket after striking Alonso’s brother.

Does anyone have information about the altercation that led to this shooting or remember seeing activity near Cowpokes that night?