Houston taco truck shooting: 2 men federally charged in killing of Esbeidy's Mexican Food truck operator, records show - Texas News Beep

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Two men face federal charges in connection with the shooting death of a Houston taco truck operator in December 2025, according to court records.

The video above is from a previous report.

Yaddua Barraza-Hernandez, 36, was shot and killed while working at a taco truck on West Dyna Drive on the night of Dec. 4, 2025.

Oscar Armando Roland Menjevar and Angel Adonis Saldivar-James were arrested in the weeks following the incident and charged with capital murder, according to records.

According to the Houston Police Department, the suspects approached the business; one shot into the taco truck while the other took money. At the time, police said family members discovered the scene after not hearing from Barraza-Hernandez, who had told them he was closing up.

Court documents allege that both suspects committed several crimes over seven days, including the homicide of Barraza-Hernandez.

On Thursday, new documents showed both men were indicted by a federal grand jury, “in connection with a Dec. 4, 2025, robbery of ‘Esbeidy’s Mexican Food.'”

It’s alleged the suspects took money from the business using force or threats and used and discharged a firearm during the robbery, documents state.

Now, both men have been charged with conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery, robbery, and two federal firearm offenses.

Saldivar-James reportedly faces an additional charge of being an undocumented immigrant in possession of a firearm. According to documents, he knowingly possessed a handgun while unlawfully in the U.S. between Dec. 4 and Dec. 8, 2025.

The five-count indictment was filed on Sept. 22, 2026.

Houston taco truck shooting: 2 men federally charged in killing of Esbeidy’s Mexican Food truck operator, records show

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