Joel Patrick Ochoa was 22 when he was shot and killed inside a convenience store attached to a Shell station on the Northwest Loop 410 in San Antonio on May 9, 2020. The shooting occurred about 1:30 a.m. after Joel got into a confrontation with a man inside the store. One of that man’s friends produced a gun and shot Joel eight times. He was taken to a hospital but died of his wounds.

Police detained the suspected shooter and two friends; officers recovered a handgun in the suspect’s truck parked across the street. Authorities said charges were likely, but as of the most recent reports the suspected shooter had not been charged. Family members described Joel as a hardworking young father; his stepmother Margaret Ochoa and his father said they want answers. The community has held vigils and called for justice.

What can readers add about Joel, his routines, or the people who were present that night?