On June 18, 2023, 18-year-old Gabriel Angel Martinez was fatally shot at Tim Foster Park in Far East El Paso. Police responding to reports of gunfire around 5:23 p.m. found Martinez inside a 2010 silver Acura on a basketball court with a gunshot wound to the head; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators say Martinez had arranged to meet two people at the park; one of them shot him and both fled. Surveillance captured two male suspects walking toward the area before the shooting and leaving in opposite directions afterward. The suspects were later identified as 17-year-olds Anthony Matthew Zubia and Z’Mari Leishaun Theus. A 24-year-old, Alexis Faith Mora, was also implicated. THC cartridges were recovered from Martinez’s vehicle and from Mora’s residence, and court documents tied the meeting to a drug deal arranged via Instagram in which Zubia and Theus allegedly planned to rob Martinez.

On June 19, 2023, a traffic stop by the El Paso Police Gang Unit near Montana Avenue and Oasis Drive led to the apprehension of Zubia, Theus, and Mora after an attempted flight; multiple agencies assisted. Zubia later pleaded guilty to murder and tampering and received a 30-year sentence. Theus remained scheduled for trial on September 20, 2024. If anyone has information about Gabriel, the meeting at the park, or the events that evening, please share what is known.