On the night of April 27, 2023, officers in Pecos, Texas, responded to reports of an altercation near 3rd and Eddy Street around 11 p.m. They found two people with gunshot wounds. Thirty-five-year-old Larry Garcia Dominguez was pronounced dead at the scene; a second victim, Adam Garcia, was injured and taken for advanced medical care.

Authorities arrested 28-year-old Ray Allen Gordon III and charged him with murder in connection to Dominguez’s death. Dominguez was a lifelong Pecos resident, born June 17, 1985. He was married to Paula Faragoza, a father to multiple children, and worked as a pumper for ACE Resources. Funeral services were held at Santa Rosa Catholic Church and he was interred at Barstow Cemetery.

The motive behind the shooting has not been made public. Does anyone in Pecos have information about what happened that night or knew Larry personally?