On December 19, 2023, at about 8:07 p.m., 25-year-old Raymundo Martinez-Gutierrez was found unresponsive in a crashed vehicle in the 2800 block of Business Highway 83 in McAllen, Texas. Emergency personnel determined he had sustained multiple gunshot wounds and he was later pronounced deceased at a local hospital. Investigators say Martinez-Gutierrez had been involved in a domestic disturbance earlier at a residence in the 2700 block of Date Palm Avenue and, after leaving, was pursued by people known to him.

According to authorities, the assailants intercepted Martinez-Gutierrez’s silver Mazda 3 while driving a white Ford Expedition and fired multiple shots from the front passenger side. Three suspects have been identified: 30-year-old Eliezer Morales of McAllen, 27-year-old Luis Mondragon of Mission, and 48-year-old Jose Govany Ipina-Rosales, believed to be from Mexico. Mondragon was arrested on March 27, 2024, and charged with murder, but that charge was dismissed on June 25, 2024. The McAllen Police Department asks anyone with information to contact McAllen Crime Stoppers at 956-687-8477.

Did anyone in the area see the white Ford Expedition or the silver Mazda 3 on the night of December 19, 2023?