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On May 13, 2023, 39-year-old Luis Martinez was fatally shot in the parking lot of a La Michoacana store on West 34th Street in northwest Houston. Surveillance footage shows Martinez park his truck near the store entrance around 10 a.m., enter the store, and return about an hour later. Around 11 a.m., 33-year-old Angel Chavira arrived with his wife and three children, followed Martinez inside, and then remained in the parking lot while his family left in a separate vehicle. Chavira approached Martinez as he returned to his truck, opened fire from his vehicle, repositioned, exited, and fired additional shots into Martinez’s truck, killing him.

Investigators tied the shooting to Chavira’s belief that Martinez was responsible for the earlier killing of Chavira’s brother, Joe Chavira; Chavira had allegedly threatened Martinez before the May 13 shooting. Angel Chavira was arrested and charged with murder and held at the Harris County Jail with bond set at $300,000. Luis Martinez’s family and the local community created an online memorial to share condolences and memories.

What information do readers have about Martinez’s routines that day or anyone who witnessed interactions between him and Chavira inside the store?