Aaron Martinez was a 35-year-old electrician, horse rancher, and family man who moved with his wife Priscilla and their two children to Forney, Texas, about two years before his death to build a horse training ranch and run his business, JVC Electric. A U.S. citizen born in Mexico, Martinez was shot and killed on May 1, 2023, around 12:20 p.m.; deputies found him deceased inside his pickup truck near his home in the 9800 block of Neal Road after he had been on his way home for lunch. Reports say he suffered multiple gunshot wounds, with some accounts stating he was shot up to 30 times.

As deputies arrived, neighbors observed Trevor McEuen, then 30, driving away from the scene. After a brief pursuit, McEuen stopped but initially refused to exit his vehicle, prompting a SWAT response; he later surrendered and was taken into custody and, according to arrest documents, admitted to the shooting. Martinez’s family said the killing followed months of escalating harassment from McEuen, including racial taunts and incidents where McEuen allegedly displayed a large gun; police had been called to the properties multiple times that year for disturbances, shots fired, and harassment. McEuen was charged with capital murder and held pending trial.

Did anyone in the area know Martinez or witness the harassment leading up to May 1, 2023?