On the morning of May 31, 2016, Tomas Ornelas, a 49-year-old construction worker from Chihuahua, Mexico, was shot and killed in Mesa, Arizona, after stopping to help at a freeway interchange where a single-vehicle crash had occurred. Ornelas was driving to work around 3:30 a.m. when he pulled over and offered assistance; he was shot multiple times and later died at a nearby hospital.

The crash had followed a violent domestic dispute. Police say 38-year-old former Phoenix police officer Christopher Wright intentionally drove the SUV into a crash in an attempt to kill his 41-year-old wife, Nasbah Wright. After she exited the vehicle and sought help from Ornelas, Christopher Wright allegedly emerged with an AR-15 and opened fire, killing both Nasbah Wright at the scene and Ornelas. Wright was arrested at the scene, reportedly under the influence of cocaine and subdued with a Taser and pepper spray, then charged with two counts of first-degree murder.

Ornelas is remembered by family as a father and grandfather with a sense of humor. Does anyone have information about Tomas Ornelas or witnessed the crash and shooting that morning?