Alexa Retana, 27, was a full-time mother, employee, and student from El Paso who had recently been accepted into the nursing program at the University of Texas at El Paso. On the night of July 13, 2023, she was at the Ditzy Duck bar on Airway Boulevard with her longtime partner, James Nicholson Jr. An argument moved outside into the parking lot and, shortly after midnight, two men pulled out handguns and fired into the crowd. Alexa was struck and later died at a local hospital; her partner James Nicholson, 26, was killed at the scene. Four others were wounded, including a man named John Retana.

El Paso Police recovered surveillance footage showing the assault and the subsequent gunfire. A witness gave the suspects’ vehicle plate, and military police stopped a black Volkswagen Passat as it tried to enter the Constitution Gate at Fort Bliss. Fort Bliss soldiers Andrew James Williams, 20, and Aaron John, 22, were arrested and charged with capital murder. Williams later pleaded guilty to murder and attempted capital murder and was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole; as of May 2024 he is serving that sentence. Aaron John remains awaiting trial.

Does anyone have information about Alexa, her activities that night, or the events outside the Ditzy Duck that could help clarify what happened?