Alejandro Garcia was 41 when he was killed on the night of Saturday, January 8, 2022, while working an extra shift at a Taco Bell in South Los Angeles. Garcia, born in Cuernavaca, Mexico, supported his family working two Taco Bell jobs, was a devout Jehovah’s Witness, and fathered three children: a 19-year-old son, a 16-year-old son, and a 3-year-old daughter. He was shot and killed in front of his 19-year-old son after a customer in the drive-thru tried to pay with a counterfeit $20 and an argument ensued; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene from multiple gunshot wounds.

LAPD homicide investigators identified 39-year-old Jonathan Madden as the suspect. Madden was arrested at his South Los Angeles home on January 10, 2022. He was charged on January 12 with one count of murder and two counts of attempted murder, pleaded not guilty at arraignment, and had bail set at $2 million. The family held vigils and raised funds to help with funeral expenses.

Did anyone who knew Alejandro or who was in the area that night see what happened at the drive-thru?