On the evening of January 17, 2023, Juan G Garcia Jr., 24, was fatally shot while seated in a vehicle at the intersection of 12th Street and Harrison Boulevard in Ogden, Utah. Witnesses saw another car pull alongside; at least nine shots were fired from that vehicle, striking Garcia multiple times. He was taken to a local hospital in critical condition and later died from his wounds.

Witness photos showed the fleeing vehicle, and investigators traced its route after the shooting. Police arrested two men found hiding in a motorhome on the registered owner’s property: 21-year-old Mauro Soto and 30-year-old Anthony Barela. A 21-year-old woman who owned the car was briefly detained and later released without charges. Witness interviews and the investigation identified Soto as the shooter, firing from the back seat, and Barela as the driver; a handgun believed to be the murder weapon was recovered.

Garcia, a Ben Lomond High School graduate, was a father to an infant daughter and was remembered by family as a kind, funny young man who wanted to become an engineer. Are there readers who knew Juan or who have information about the case?