A backyard gathering in Surprise, Arizona, ended in sudden violence on July 3, 2022. Carl Dinora, 38, was one of two guests fatally shot when a neighbor who had been invited to the Fourth of July weekend party opened fire inside the home near 144th Avenue and Carline Drive. Another guest, 41-year-old Conrradito Ochoa Navarro, was also killed and several people were hospitalized with gunshot injuries.

The shooter, identified as 46-year-old Jason Hunt, had been at the party only briefly, accepted food, then stood up with a handgun and began firing. Witnesses and police reported no obvious provocation beforehand. A wounded partygoer returned fire and killed Hunt, ending the attack.

Dinora’s wife described him as a man with a contagious laugh who made friends easily. The motive for the shooting remains unknown. Anyone who knew Carl or who has information about that night is asked to come forward.