Round Rock police say the suspect, Martin Gallegos, was last seen in Mexico in 2017. He was 20 years old at the time of the murder and 60 years old now.
police are re-investigating a 1983 murder of a woman at the Cactus Lounge on N. Sheppard St.
Investigators say on Oct. 16, 1983, around 10:20 p.m., Martin Gallegos is believed to have shot three people, killing 56-year-old Helen Ochoa and injuring two others, Juan Guerrero and Guadalupe Morales. Juan and Guadalupe did know each other at the time of the shooting. However, Ochoa, Juan and Guadalupe did not know Gallegos, but others in the bar did know him.
"Helen Ochoa, the victim who was murdered, was dancing with our suspect Martin Gallegos. Juan and Guadalupe had a dispute with Martin Gallegos over Helen," said Commander Tom Sloan of the Round Rock Police Department Criminal Investigations Division. "As they leave all three were shot by Martin Gallegos."Gallegos has been a fugitive ever since. He was 20 years old in 1983, and would be 60 now.
"Go back in time if you would. Were you on that street? Were you one bar over? Were you in the area? Did someone brag? Did Gallegos brag to a co-worker at a job site?" said Sloan.
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