On February 5, 2023, 18-year-old Paul Ortiz was fatally shot in San Antonio, Texas, after a car club meet-up on the city’s West Side. Ortiz and two friends had been near the 8000 block of Meadow Leaf Drive when police dispersed the initial gathering and participants moved to a nearby parking lot. There, 19-year-old Victor Aleman approached Ortiz’s vehicle, spoke briefly, and shot Ortiz in the head while Ortiz was seated in the backseat. Ortiz’s friends drove him to an emergency clinic, where he was pronounced dead.

Aleman was identified as the suspect and arrested on February 7, 2023; he was charged with murder and was out on bond at the time for a June 2022 unlawfully carrying a handgun charge. Bond for the murder charge was set at $150,000. Friends and family held a candlelight vigil and an online memorial where loved ones shared condolences and memories.

What information do readers have about the gathering that night or about Ortiz’s life that could help shed light on what happened?