Marcos Castro

An argument during rush hour traffic in Oklahoma City ended in the tragic death of Marcos Castro, a 24-year-old man. The fatal encounter occurred on Friday, October 5, 2007, along a stretch of Interstate 35.

The incident began as an apparent case of road rage. According to witnesses, Castro was driving south on I-35 when his vehicle and another nearly collided during a lane change. An argument broke out between Castro and the occupants of the other vehicle. Following the dispute, both cars pulled off the interstate and stopped on an off-ramp.

After the vehicles came to a stop, four men exited the other car and ran toward Castro’s vehicle. Witnesses reported that one of the men was armed with a knife. As Castro sat in his driver's seat, the man stabbed him several times before the group fled the scene.

Oklahoma City police launched an investigation into the homicide. Authorities sought four Hispanic men as suspects in the attack. Witnesses described the suspects’ vehicle as a newer model black Chevrolet or GMC sport utility vehicle, possibly a Tahoe, Yukon, or Denali, with tinted windows and 20-inch chrome rims. The case was later solved.