Daniel Mendoza Olvera, a 40-year-old Hispanic/Latino man, was fatally shot at a transient encampment known as The Flats at 1187 NW 22nd Ave in Ontario, Oregon on January 16, 2024. Malheur County dispatch received 911 reports of gunfire around 3:40 p.m.; a deputy arriving within minutes found Olvera with multiple gunshot wounds. Emergency medical services attempted aid but he died at the encampment.

The Malheur County Major Crimes Team — including the Sheriff’s Office, the High Desert Drug Task Force, Ontario Police and Oregon State Police — opened a homicide investigation. Investigators initially reported limited cooperation from the transient community, and offered a $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest; authorities sought a vehicle seen leaving the area with multiple occupants after the shooting.

By late January there were arrests connected to the case, including charges related to hindering prosecution and tampering with evidence, and a separate arrest on more serious charges including second-degree murder and weapons offenses. Does anyone who was in the area that afternoon have information about the vehicle or occupants seen leaving The Flats?