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Omar Ruiz, a 24-year-old Hispanic man, was killed on November 27, 2014, during a Thanksgiving Day party at a trailer park in Weir, Texas, in Williamson County. Ruiz, who worked as a line cook at Dos Salsas restaurant in Cedar Park, was shot and found in the driveway; co-worker Yazmin Corona was also shot and found on a sofa inside the trailer.

Authorities say the shooter was Jose Benitez, another Dos Salsas line cook, who had been texting Corona during the party and became enraged when he saw Corona and Ruiz talking about the texts. Three other people were wounded during the shooting. Benitez was arrested, charged with capital murder of multiple persons and three counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, pleaded guilty, and received life without parole plus three concurrent 20-year sentences for the aggravated assaults.

The killings were described as motivated by jealousy and anger over interactions between Corona and Ruiz at the gathering. Does anyone have memories of the trailer park scene or the victims that might help add context to how the events unfolded?