Maricela Honorato, 44, was fatally shot on September 4, 2021, in Long Beach, California. She and her partner, 39-year-old Juan Guizar-Gutierrez, were returning from a fishing trip near Drake Park when two men in another vehicle began tailing them, honking and demanding they move. An argument followed; Maricela was struck in the back and Juan was shot multiple times. Both died of their injuries, with Maricela passing at a local hospital.

Investigators say the confrontation may have started as road rage and that it followed an earlier altercation. On September 16, 2021, 29-year-old Joshua Wells of Long Beach was arrested in Windsor Heights, Iowa, and later extradited to Long Beach; he was charged with first-degree murder after evidence linked him to the shootings. Family members said Maricela left behind three daughters who called the loss senseless.

Did anyone in the Drake Park area see the couple that evening or the vehicles involved?