Javier Manuel Martinez, 21, was killed on November 1, 2009, in a mass shooting at the Woods TV store on Worth Street in downtown Mount Airy, North Carolina. He was one of four victims; the others were his brother Juan Manuel Martinez, 26, his cousin Alfonso Martinez-Jimenez, and an acquaintance Marcos Alvedo Aguilar, 21.

Authorities arrested 29-year-old Marcos Gonzalez early the next morning at a Super 8 motel in Martinsville, Virginia, about 50 miles northeast of Mount Airy. Gonzalez, who was known to the victims, was believed to have used a high-power assault rifle to fire 16 shots at the group and was described as acting in retaliation over a female. He was taken into custody without incident and waived extradition to face charges in Surry County. Reports note Gonzalez had been released from prison two years earlier after serving more than four years for a 2002 conviction for kidnapping a minor.

The shooting was called one of the largest mass killings in Mount Airy’s history, and investigators followed numerous leads with the possibility of other suspects being identified. Anyone with information about the victims, the shooting, or other potential suspects is asked to come forward.