Jose Jorge Lopez

Jose Jorge Lopez, a 54-year-old Hispanic man, was a carpenter and a father of three living in Houston, Texas. His brother, Eduardo Lopez, described him as a good person who wouldn't hurt anybody. "My family is grieving real bad," Eduardo said in the wake of his brother's death. "I have to be strong." Family members organized a fundraiser to help cover the unexpected funeral expenses.

In the early morning hours of Saturday, March 9, 2019, Jose went to have a drink with a coworker after their shift. They stopped at a bar called Mi Taverna in north Houston. Around 2:30 a.m., in the parking lot near the intersection of Collingsworth and Hardy streets, someone opened fire on the two men.

When authorities arrived, they found Jose shot to death in the driver's seat of a truck. His coworker was discovered lying on the ground near the vehicle with a gunshot wound to his head. The second man was transported to a local hospital in critical condition.

Houston police began an investigation into the deadly shooting but found no immediate answers. "We have no witnesses at this time. At least no eyeball witnesses," Detective S. Jimenez said at the scene. "We talked to people who heard the shooting, but as far as we can tell, we have no motive or any reason why the shooting happened." As of March 2019, police were still searching for the person or people responsible, and the case remains unsolved.