Jordan Garcia, 26, was killed on March 3, 2020, after a visit to his sister’s apartment on South 9th Street in Goshen, Indiana turned violent. Garcia and another man arrived at the door and were met by the sister’s boyfriend, Reynaldo Marin, who opened the door armed and fired several shots. Garcia died at Goshen Hospital.

The man with Garcia told investigators they had come to visit the sister. Marin, then 22, told authorities he acted in self-defense, saying he saw a man in a hoodie, tried to close the door when he felt uneasy, and began firing after the other man allegedly tried to pull the door back. Marin was arrested, pleaded guilty to reckless homicide, and received a three-year prison term followed by three years of probation.

Family members expressed frustration with the investigation and the plea outcome, saying Marin was untruthful and that a murder charge would have been more appropriate. Jordan Lee Garcia was born January 17, 1994, and worked as a saw operator at Foamcraft in Goshen.