Louis Odogwu Ganobi, 26, was shot after a traffic dispute in Lowell on November 15, 2022. Born in Enugu, Nigeria, on June 6, 1996, Ganobi was studying Criminal Justice at Middlesex Community College and worked as a security guard. Family described him as caring, loving, hardworking, and easy to get along with.

The confrontation occurred at the intersection of Maitland Avenue and Chelmsford Street after a car driven by Anastasia Svay stopped in the middle of the dead-end street. Ganobi left his vehicle to pass and a verbal argument escalated; Rafael Garcia-Rey, then 21, fired a single gunshot. Ganobi was taken to Lowell General Hospital and transferred to Tufts Medical Center, where he died the next day; an autopsy ruled the manner of death homicide by gunshot wound.

Garcia-Rey surrendered on November 24, 2022, and was arrested and charged in connection with the killing. Investigators also allege efforts were made to obstruct justice involving Svay. If anyone knew Louis, was in that neighborhood that evening, or has information about the case, please come forward.