Hugo Mendoza, 29, died June 19, 2021, after being shot on Russell Street in Pampa, Texas. He was taken to Pampa Regional Medical Center and pronounced dead at the hospital. Initial reports said Mendoza had accidentally shot himself, but the Pampa Police Department Criminal Investigations Division later determined he was shot by his cousin, Alan Abisaie Arambula, 25, of Pampa.

According to court documents, Arambula allegedly shot Mendoza while playing with a firearm. Multiple people at the scene were interviewed, an autopsy was ordered, and Arambula was arrested and indicted for Criminally Negligent Homicide; bond was set at $50,000. The investigation was ongoing as further legal proceedings were expected.

If anyone was in that area or knew Mendoza or Arambula and has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.