On the afternoon of June 4, 2023, 39-year-old Noel Orozco Romero was shot and killed at a Mega Foods in Woodburn, Oregon. The shooting occurred about 4:00 p.m. while Romero stood in the self-checkout line; witnesses said the shooter, identified as his former brother-in-law Jose Gustavo Garcia-Rivera, fired 14 shots at close range into Romero’s back. Bystanders, including a mother and her young daughter, reported not noticing an argument before the shots were fired. Romero was pronounced dead at the scene.

After the shooting Garcia-Rivera laid down a 9mm handgun and surrendered to a store security officer. Woodburn police arrested him the same day and investigators from the Marion County District Attorney’s Office led the case. Romero was a father of four; family members attended court proceedings and gave impact statements about their loss.

If anyone witnessed the shooting or has information about Romero’s last movements inside the store, please come forward.