On May 23, 2024, 30-year-old Eric Martiz Hill Jr. was fatally shot around 8 p.m. in the parking lot of the Aldi at 3173 Denton Highway in Haltom City, Texas. Officers who responded to reports of a shooting found Hill with gunshot wounds and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses said the suspects fled in a silver Jeep.

Authorities identified Hill as Eric Martiz Hill Jr., born September 9, 1993, in Dallas and known as Toota. He was a father of three young daughters; his funeral was held June 7, 2024, at Golden Gate Funeral Home in Dallas and a memorial site was created for remembrances. The Haltom City Police Department, with help from the U.S. Marshal Fugitive Task Force, investigated the killing. On May 26, 2024, 23-year-old Eli Gaibeth Martinez Sanchez and 24-year-old Deja Shanta Burt Roberts were arrested in Wellington, Kansas and charged with murder, each held on $100,000 bond.

Reports note Hill confronted individuals allegedly trying to sell drugs to young children shortly before the shooting. What anyone who knew Eric or saw activity around the Aldi parking lot that night can share with investigators?