TYLER, Texas — The trial for the man accused of murdering a Tyler taqueria owner in a October 2024 shooting entered its fifth day of the trial on Tuesday.

Scotty Lee Goble, of Frost, is charged with murder in the death of Heriberto “Eddie” Ramirez Jr., 38, of Tyler. Ramirez, co-owner of Junior’s Taqueria, was shot in the restaurant’s parking lot on Oct. 11, 2024. Goble pleaded not guilty last week, with his attorneys arguing self-defense.

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Eddie Ramirez's mother, Blanca Ramirez, who also took the stand Friday, testified that Goble and his family had visited the restaurant about three months earlier. She said he always tried to complicate the order and bother the workers, but the employees still tried to take care of him.

She agreed with the prosecution that if Goble had si

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