On April 11, 2023, 46-year-old Elliot Nix was fatally shot in Houston around 7:55 p.m. on the 1300 block of Chartres Street, near the Rodeo Goat restaurant. Nix reportedly approached Erick Aguirre, 29, and his date while posing as a parking attendant and charged them $40. After entering the restaurant, the pair were told by an employee that Nix was a scammer with no affiliation to the lot.

According to reports, Aguirre went back to his vehicle, retrieved a pistol and pursued Nix; a witness heard a gunshot and later saw Aguirre put the gun in his car and return to the restaurant. Nix was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound and died at a local hospital. Surveillance images led to tips that identified Aguirre; he was arrested in Aransas County, extradited to Harris County on April 25 and charged with murder. Bond was set at $200,000. The woman with Aguirre cooperated and was not charged.

The case has prompted discussion about Texas deadly-force laws and whether retrieving a weapon when not in immediate danger and returning to the date after the shooting affect a self-defense claim. Does anyone have observations about the timeline or the released surveillance that could help clarify what happened before the gunshot?