Manuel Vega Lopez, a 51-year-old landscaper and father of three from Oaxaca, Mexico, was shot and killed on Monday, May 19, 2025, while trimming trees at a Gilbert, Arizona, property near Germann and Power Roads. Lopez, described as unarmed at the time and found with a pole saw nearby, had been working at the landlord’s request. Neighbors reported hearing yelling followed by four gunshots.

A 28-year-old renter of the home, Wyatt Ford, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder. Court documents say Ford told police he believed a burglar had been tampering with his trailer in prior days and had been informed by the landlord that a landscaper would be on site; neighbors say Ford’s wife called 911 during the confrontation. A neighbor who found Lopez attempted CPR; Lopez was pronounced dead at the scene. His family remembered him as a kind, hardworking sole provider for his wife and children.

Is there anyone who saw the landscaper’s arrival or the confrontation that morning who can share what happened?