On the morning of May 19, 2020, 34-year-old Hispanic man Francisco Javier Cortes Ochoa of Toppenish was found inside his vehicle in the 600 block of SLI Road near Sunnyside, Washington, after what authorities described as a suspected drive-by shooting. Deputies from the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office and officers from the Sunnyside Police Department responded and found Cortes Ochoa with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene.

An autopsy later ruled the death a homicide from those gunshot wounds, and investigators believe he was shot while driving, which led to his vehicle crashing. Authorities opened an investigation but did not immediately identify suspects; no arrests or suspect identifications have been publicly released.

Does anyone in the Sunnyside or Toppenish area have information about that morning or about Francisco Javier Cortes Ochoa’s movements beforehand?