Ricardo Samuel Pena Martinez, 31, was shot and killed in a parking lot behind 1900 Chicago Avenue South in Minneapolis on the morning of November 20, 2023. Police responded at about 9:27 a.m.; Martinez was found with a life-threatening gunshot wound to his back and was taken to Hennepin County Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead at 10:08 a.m.

Investigators learned the killing was tied to a domestic dispute. Martinez and his wife had been married for several years and had four children; they had also experienced periods of separation. While separated, his wife had a relationship with 37-year-old Orky Xayachack, which she ended when she and Martinez reconciled. Surveillance captured an SUV stopping as Martinez approached; he was shot in the back as he walked away and a witness saw the SUV flee. Xayachack later sent a text to Martinez’s wife admitting he had harmed her husband. Police located the SUV and arrested Xayachack at a St. Paul location the same day; the handgun used in the shooting was recovered in his vehicle. Xayachack was charged with second-degree murder.

Did anyone in the neighborhood see the SUV or the shooting that morning who hasn’t spoken to investigators?