Anna Caplan
An altercation turned deadly in the early-morning hours when a 20-year-old woman was shot and killed outside a Mexican restaurant in northwest Houston.
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Aluxes Mares was shot in the head at around 2:00 a.m. at the Chulas Sports Cantina on Highway 249 at Gessner after a violent confrontation between herself, a friend and two men.
Family says 20 year old Aluxes Mares was an administrative assistant. She leaves behind a big, loving family. #abc13 pic.twitter.com/NQNMDPgMYx
— Pooja Lodhia (@PoojaOnTV) August 20, 2017
Mares’ friend, James Butanda, 26, was shot in the torso and transported to Memorial Hermann in The Woodlands in critical condition.
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The woman’s family is reportedly tight-knit and mourning the tragic loss.
