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On January 31, 1994, Tamayo shot Gaddis outside of the Topaz nightclub in

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. Gaddis apprehended Tamayo, who had robbed another person, after the robbery victim contacted Gaddis and told him that Tamayo and an accomplice were the perpetrators. However Tamayo had a hidden gun and used it to kill Gaddis. The police officer had two bullets in the head and one in the neck. During the arrest police did not inform Tamayo that he could contact the Mexican consulate. The Mexican consulate was informed 5 years later. Tamayo's attorneys were Sandra Babcock and Maurie Levin. Tamayo was received into the

(TDCJ) system on November 18, 1994. Tamayo was initially located in the

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, but was transferred to the

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, the Secretary of State of the United States, and officials from the government of Mexico had asked for a hearing of Tamayo's case, regarding whether the lack of timely notification of the consulate affected his case, after an international court ruled in 2004 that any prisoner who had his or her rights to contact a consulate should have a hearing. The Office of the

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stated that Tamayo opted not to have such a review. Ultimately Tamayo was executed by

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. He was 46 at the time of his death.

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