On May 19, 2023, 19-year-old Adan Tiscareño of El Paso was fatally shot after a confrontation in a desert area near Horizon Boulevard and Mark Twain Avenue. Two people who had been at the store, including 20-year-old Jose Manuel Villa, followed the Sonic to a remote area.

At the scene Tiscareño exited his car and ran toward Villa. Villa, armed with a 9mm handgun, allegedly ordered him to get on the ground and fired a warning shot into the ground. When Tiscareño turned back toward his vehicle, Villa fired additional rounds, one striking Tiscareño in the back. Tiscareño was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead on arrival. No weapon was found on Tiscareño; Villa later admitted to deputies that he had shot Tiscareño and said he believed Tiscareño was armed. Villa was arrested and charged with murder and booked into the El Paso County Jail with bond set at $1 million.

What information do readers in the El Paso area have about the events leading up to this confrontation?