On the evening of July 28, 2016, a routine dinner service at Taqueria Oaxaquena on Marietta Road in Canton, Georgia, ended in gunfire. Edel Cortes Mendoza, 41, was struck in the torso, abdomen, and thigh while eating; first responders arrived about 7:40 p.m. and he was taken to WellStar Kennestone Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Canton police established a perimeter at the scene and arrested a suspect found inside that area, identified as Ylarrio Garcia Jarquin. Investigators reported the weapon used was a Kahr .40 caliber handgun; officers say Jarquin also pointed the firearm at another patron. In October 2016 a Cherokee County grand jury returned an indictment charging Jarquin with malice murder, felony murder, possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, and two counts of aggravated assault, with arraignment scheduled for November.

The motive for the shooting was not made clear in initial reports. Does anyone have information about Mendoza’s movements that evening or witnessed the incident?