On the evening of October 7, 2023, 35-year-old Rogelio Ochoa went to the Gym Bar and Grill in San Tan Valley with his brother and their mother to celebrate a new home and job. The family left soon after arriving because they felt unwelcome; as they were exiting they were reportedly followed and harassed, which led to a confrontation. During that altercation Ochoa, who family say was not directly involved in the initial dispute, was shot.

Pinal County deputies responded just before midnight to reports of shots fired and found Ochoa with a gunshot wound. He was given life-saving measures at the scene and taken to a hospital, where he later died. Witnesses directed deputies to a man walking a short distance from the bar; 45-year-old Travis Armstrong was taken into custody and a firearm believed to be involved was recovered. Armstrong was booked on a second-degree murder charge and the investigation into motive and the sequence of events is ongoing.

If anyone was at the Gym Bar and Grill that night or has information about what happened as the family was leaving, please share what was seen or heard.