On February 22, 2016, 22-year-old Julio Cesar Martinez Garza of Laredo, Texas, was shot multiple times in the back while inside a minivan during what investigators describe as a drug deal that went wrong. Several vehicles surrounded the minivan and opened fire. Garza-Martinez was taken to Laredo Medical Center, where he later died of his injuries.

Investigations produced multiple indictments and prosecutions. Erik Ibarra and five others were indicted on murder, engaging in organized criminal activity, and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; Ibarra later pleaded guilty to engaging in organized criminal activity and received a 10-year sentence under a plea agreement that dismissed the murder and aggravated assault counts. Two other men, Jesus Ruben Rodriguez and Albert Dominguez, were convicted by a jury of murder, aggravated assault, and engaging in organized criminal activity and were sentenced to lengthy prison terms. Three other men allegedly involved remain subjects of the case.

Anyone with information about the February 22, 2016 shooting or the three men still unresolved is asked to come forward.