Arisdelsi Vuelvas-Vargas, 31, was killed on July 18, 1984, during the San Ysidro McDonald’s massacre in San Ysidro, California. James Oliver Huberty, 41, entered the restaurant armed with a Browning HP, an Uzi, and a Winchester 1200 pump-action shotgun and carried out a 77-minute shooting that left 21 dead and 19 wounded before Huberty himself was killed by a police sniper. Vuelvas-Vargas was struck by a single gunshot to the back of her head that proved fatal. She had been with friends Gloria Ramírez, 25, and Guadalupe del Río, 24; Ramírez was unhurt and del Río survived despite multiple gunshot wounds.

Reports from the time note Huberty had sought mental health help days earlier but, because of a clerical error, did not receive an urgent appointment. No other suspect or arrest was reported; Huberty was the sole perpetrator. Does anyone have memories of that day or information about Arisdelsi Vuelvas-Vargas and her friends to share?