Bryan Lara-Hernandez, a 21-year-old Hispanic man, was fatally shot on July 27, 2023, on the top floor of a parking garage in Old Town Square, Wichita, Kansas. The shooting occurred after an argument between Lara-Hernandez and a friend, 20-year-old Zachary A. Ramirez, escalated into a physical altercation. Lara-Hernandez reportedly drew a handgun during the struggle; he and his girlfriend, 20-year-old Josephina Lerma-Dominguez, then got into a Honda to leave. As they were backing out, Ramirez approached the passenger side and fired 14 times into the car. A street sweeper later discovered the bodies of Lara-Hernandez and Lerma-Dominguez. An autopsy showed Lara-Hernandez sustained eight gunshot wounds, including to the heart and lungs.

Investigators used parking garage and nearby surveillance footage to identify Ramirez’s vehicle and track his movements after the shooting. Ramirez was arrested and tried; prosecutors said he lay in wait to retaliate after Lara-Hernandez pulled a gun, while the defense argued Ramirez acted in self-defense, believing Lara-Hernandez was reaching for the weapon again. A Sedgwick County jury convicted Ramirez of two counts of first-degree felony murder, among other charges.