Andrew Buonocore, 23, was shot and killed at the intersection of Trent Avenue and Argonne Road in Spokane Valley, Washington, on August 18, 2024. Buonocore was driving a gray Nissan Sentra with his girlfriend, Macie Parker, in the passenger seat when a black Dodge truck pulled up alongside. Parker told police the driver began yelling and honking, rolled down his window, pointed a pistol and fired once, striking Buonocore in the upper torso; he died at the scene. Parker was not physically injured and said she did not know the shooter.

A witness reported seeing the pickup driving erratically and at high speed just before the shooting, heard a pop and then screaming, and gave police the truck’s license plate number. The truck’s driver, 43-year-old Marc G. Rinard, fled to his home, where his wife said he arrived acting erratically, carrying a Glock and telling her the police were coming; she said he hid the gun in the attic. Rinard later surrendered and was charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Investigators noted Rinard’s eyes were red and watery and that he smelled of alcohol; Rinard reportedly said he drank daily. The Washington State Board of Nursing suspended his nursing license.

Family described Buonocore as always smiling and one-of-a-kind; his sister said she hopes the shooter gets what he deserves. If anyone witnessed the shooting or has other information about that intersection that night, please come forward.