Trevor McEwan of Kaufman County charged with murdering 35-year-old Aaron Martinez. Why? Well, Aaron was HIspanic.
"when Martinez moved to Forney two and a half years ago to open a horse training ranch with his family, right away, his neighbor – McEwan – told him Hispanics aren't welcome.
"He started to follow us...[saying] 'We don't want you Spanish people in the area,'" said Salvador Martinez, Aaron's father.
They say over time, the incidents started to escalate and they filed complaints.
"When we were working on the ranch, he always was driving the truck with a big gun in the window...pointing to us," Salvador Martinez said.
Martinez's sister says Monday, their lives changed forever.
"Never would I have thought that we would be experiencing this," said Elisandra Martinez, Aaron's sister. "In a way, I just didn't believe there was so much evil. I could not."
Police were called to the 9800 block of Neal Road where they found Martinez in a truck with fatal gunshot wounds.
They say they witnessed McEwan driving away from the scene. After a short standoff, they took him into custody. Arrest documents show he later admitted to the crime." https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/friends-family-members-want-suspect-charged-hate-crime/