Osbel Isaac Ornelas, 24, was killed after a parking lot dispute in Rochester, Minnesota, on the afternoon of February 3, 2024. The confrontation began near a Chick-fil-A on South Broadway Avenue around 2 p.m. when a pickup truck driven by Jose Gutierrez Ojeda began backing into a spot and blocked the path of Osbel’s SUV. Both drivers exited their vehicles and argued; witnesses say Gutierrez Ojeda brandished a handgun and racked the slide before returning the weapon to his truck.

The argument escalated to a fistfight between Osbel and Jose Gutierrez Ojeda. A passenger from Osbel’s vehicle, Jose Perez, joined the altercation. According to witnesses, 20-year-old Isaac Gutierrez then retrieved the handgun from the truck, ran toward the scuffle, and fired a single close-range shot that struck Osbel in the head. Osbel was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital and died shortly after arrival. The Gutierrez brothers remained at the scene and were taken into custody.

Osbel was a father to two young sons, Royce and Cezar, the eldest of six children, born March 16, 1999, in Davenport, Iowa. He enjoyed fishing, hiking, and cheering for the Dallas Cowboys with his father, and was remembered as loving and caring. If anyone witnessed the confrontation or has information about what happened that day, please come forward.