THE STORY BEGINS
Every depiction herein is part of a real story. Every described event is backed by public record. This site is not meant to harass, disparage or anger anyone. It is brought forth so that the truth might be published.
Quintin Alonzo is a victim. Plain and simple. He was not the only victim the night of June 8-9th 2001. Santos Gauna was the real victim. His family suffers to this day.
Santos along with his Mother and Grandmother, Stepfather, and his Sister lived in a home owned by the Grandmother Isabel Martinez.
As the story goes on you will see the players and all their roles. You will follow links that will lead you to case law. You will see diagrams with detailed evidence of bullet trajectory. You will hear recanted statements. See mishandled police investigations. You will hear damaging testimony. You will see Judges ruling. You will see lawyers filing appeals. You will see convictions and hear voices from the grave and from prison cells. More importantly, you will see a gross mishandling of Justice and the killer of a young man who had a promising future go unpunished for his death. The story begins now....
THE PARTY
Santos graduated high school in May of 2001. He was accepted into the United States Marine Corps. (Tr. R-111 at 17)
He was slated to ship out to basic training on June 11th 2001.
Santo's family and close friends threw him a going away party on June 8th 2001. The party was held at Isabel's home located at 3031 Clymer St. Dallas,Texas 75212.
Isabel's residence is located inside the area that is known as "Westside/Ledbetter" gang territory. (Tr. R-111 at 107)
Around 9:30pm the night of June 8th a lot of his friends and associates began showing up. Isabel, Santo's grandmother as well as his father and mother allowed alcohol to be served to the mostly underage people at the party, even as going as far as providing an ice storage and other alcohol serving machines.
(Tr. R-111 at 17; 27-28; 56-57; 81; 91 and IV at 821)
For the most part everyone knew one another as high school classmates, friends and family of Santos.
(Tr. R-111 at 17; 108-109)
Most of everyone present belonged to one of three gangs from the area: Westside, Vagos 18, or Ledbetter.
As the party went past midnight, into June 9th 2001 a young man from the neighborhood named Licho Escamilla showed up. He came with several members of his gang "Ledbetter". As tensions rose people began to leave, so the Dj played a song meant to incite the crowd. The song was named "Throw your clicks up". (Tr. R-IV at 76)
Several gang signs were thrown by individuals at the party. A young man named Daniel Baxter was filming the party and captured the event. His video would later become (States Exhibit 35/See Video Below: Quintin enters in the frame at the 20-22 second mark.)