{"id":1788275,"date":"2022-12-27T20:18:05","date_gmt":"2022-12-28T01:18:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1788275"},"modified":"2022-12-27T20:18:18","modified_gmt":"2022-12-28T01:18:18","slug":"texas-mechanic-killed-over-500-repair-bill-two-days-before-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-mechanic-killed-over-500-repair-bill-two-days-before-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas mechanic killed over $500 repair bill two days before Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-mechanic-killed-over-500-repair-bill-two-days-before-christmas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1788275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<p>A 29-year old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/topic\/texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Texas<\/a> Two days before Christmas, a mechanic and father to two daughters was shot to death after a dispute over a $500 repair bill.<\/p>\n<p>Luis Manuel Casillas, a man identified only as Luis Manuel Casillas, was found dead in Houston, Texas on Friday afternoon. He was allegedly killed by five men who accompanied him, according to reports. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/luis-manuel-casillas-death-houston-mechanic-gunned-down-man-killed-over-money-dad-before-christmas\/12617293\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">local media<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Two days before Christmas, the Casillas lost their family in a heartbreaking tragedy. <\/p>\n<p>They said that Luis Manuel Casillas was murdered by a customer over $500 for work on his truck. <\/p>\n<p>He leaves behind his wife and two daughters. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3kLgoR8m1X\">https:\/\/t.co\/3kLgoR8m1X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5Zh1Nbg5A1\">pic.twitter.com\/5Zh1Nbg5A1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mycah Hatfield (@MycahABC13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MycahABC13\/status\/1607809633304940544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 27, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sandy Casillas, the victim\u2019s sister, told local media that witnesses claim an argument broke out between her brother and the customer over repairs on a truck before the situation turned fatal. Casillas is said to have told the customer to leave his truck after he claimed he refused to pay.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy brother started running,\u201d Sandy Casillas said. \u201cHe ran through all the side businesses he could run through,\u201d Adding that the suspects had caught up with the mechanic. \u201cshot him in the head point blank.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey put him on his knees, and they shot him in the head,\u201d Sandy said.<\/p>\n<p>She shared her story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/news\/crime\/he-didnt-deserve-this-family-of-man-found-shot-to-death-in-north-houston-wants-answers\/285-90b132fd-8ce0-4fee-adb9-20cde9dae816\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KHOU11<\/a> Her brother begged the gunmen for his safety, saying, \u201cI have a family\u00a0\u2014 just take whatever you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jose Casillas, the victim\u2019s brother, said Luis shared screenshots of his conversation with the customer the day before the deadly confrontation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter that, I just received a call that my brother has been shot,\u201d His brother spoke up. \u201cI didn\u2019t believe it at first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casillas was transferred to a hospital where he died of his injuries.<\/p>\n<p>He leaves behind his wife of twenty-four years and their two and three year-old daughters.<\/p>\n<p>Family members reported that Casillas had bought Christmas presents for his family and was planning to complete holiday shopping with $500 left over from the repair bill.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSanta was coming with Daddy, but Santa showed up, but Daddy didn\u2019t,\u201d The sister spoke up.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas Day saw relatives arrive at the crime scene demanding that the murderers be brought to justice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t do that to any human beings,\u201d The sister spoke up. \u201cYou don\u2019t do that to animals. How do you do that to my brother? What they did is not fair and if you\u2019re the mother of those six individuals, at least be a good enough mother to turn your child in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Houston Police have yet to release a description or vehicle of the suspects. Investigations are ongoing to discover surveillance footage of the shooting. KHOU-11 says that relatives believe they may be in a position to identify the suspect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be damned if I let this case go cold,\u201d The sister spoke up. \u201cMy brother will get his justice.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Family members will be laying Casillas to Rest on Thursday at Funeraria Del Angel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 29-year-old Texas mechanic and father of two girls was fatally shot two days before Christmas after a dispute with a client about a $500 repair bill. 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