In the early hours of July 19, 2025, Alek Pacheco, 20, a male from San Marcos, was caught in chaos that erupted in the heart of the city’s downtown Square at San Antonio and Guadalupe streets. Police say a fight between two men who knew each other spilled into the street around 1:30 a.m. A third person jumped into the fray after a necklace was stolen, and moments later gunfire ripped through the crowd. Two people were struck: 24-year-old Anthony Barrera died at the scene, and Alek Pacheco, 20,
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