[2] Acosta exited the passenger side of the vehicle, and walked behind the truck, positioning himself on one of the exterior walls of the store.
[3] Seconds later, Acosta got up, opened the entrance door and stuck his arm inside of the building, before firing 20 rounds from a 40-caliber pistol with an extended magazine.
[4][11] Although Abel Acosta is still wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the shooting,[12] the driver of the white truck, identified as Abel's father Richard Acosta Jr., turned himself in the day after the shooting and was arrested for facilitating the attack and acting as a getaway driver.
[13] In February 2022, Acosta Jr. was indicted by the Dallas County court on a capital murder charge,[14] which can carry the death sentence in the state of Texas.
[15] In February 2023, Acosta Jr. was found guilty of capital murder and was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.