On February 6, 2022, 20-year-old Jose Angel Rodriguez-Sanchez was shot several times at a house party in Cornelius, Oregon, and died of his injuries. Authorities say the shooting began after a verbal argument involving 20-year-old Cesar Yovanni Alvarez-Alcazar, who had been heavily intoxicated. During the altercation Alvarez-Alcazar produced a firearm, fired multiple rounds at Rodriguez-Sanchez and also fired once at another partygoer who was not struck. Alvarez-Alcazar fled the scene before law enforcement arrived.

Investigators identified Alvarez-Alcazar as the suspect and arrested him months later during a traffic stop on September 6, 2022; officers reported finding a loaded handgun hidden under the driver’s seat, about 400 rounds of ammunition, and body armor in his vehicle.

If anyone attended that party or has information about the events leading up to the shooting, please come forward.