Aaron T. Lopez was a 22-year-old Hispanic man from Altus, Oklahoma, who was shot dead in his home in the early morning hours of Monday, November 16, 2020. Police were called about 12:30 a.m. after a report of gunfire; officers found him mortally wounded inside the residence and multiple shell casings were recovered. His partner, Vanessa Revilla, and their two young children, Kynlie Santana and Rocky, survive him.

A doorbell camera at the house captured three men outside, and police released the footage to the public. Tips and social media leads led investigators to focus on three teenagers. Eighteen-year-old Anthony Gutierrez and a 16-year-old later identified in court records as Ayden Hester were found after a two-hour standoff and taken into custody. A 17-year-old later identified as Jayce Aaron Martinez was arrested in San Antonio after being located by U.S. Marshals. All three were charged with first-degree murder and booked with bail set at $1 million each; Gutierrez also faced an additional felony possession charge.

Aaron is remembered in obituaries and online memorials as a devoted father and family man who loved grilling, fishing, gaming and his Pentecostal faith. Does anyone have information about the night of November 16, 2020, or knew Aaron and can share what he meant to the community?