A tragic incident occurred at a Chick-fil-A restaurant in Texas, resulting in the deaths of two employees. The restaurant, located on North MacArthur Boulevard in Irving, was temporarily closed following the event. Authorities reported that the perpetrator, an immigrant from El Salvador in the country unlawfully, targeted the victims intentionally.
The Irving Police Department received multiple calls about the shooting around 4 p.m. Upon arrival, officers found two employees dead inside the restaurant. The suspect, identified as 37-year-old Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta, fled the scene in a 1997 Honda sedan. He was later apprehended and charged with capital murder. Mendoza Argueta's wife, a restaurant employee, witnessed the crime and identified him as the shooter.
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) placed an immigration detainer on Mendoza Argueta, indicating their intent to take custody of him. ICE emphasized the importance of cooperation from state and local law enforcement to remove criminal aliens from custody.
The victims were identified as 49-year-old Patricia Portillo and 31-year-old Brayan Alexis Godoy. The local Chick-fil-A owner-operator expressed deep sorrow over the tragedy, emphasizing their focus on supporting the team and the victims' families.
This incident follows another recent case in Houston, where 12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was killed by two illegal immigrants from Venezuela. Both suspects had been previously detained and released by U.S. Border Patrol.
Critics, including former President Donald Trump, have criticized President Joe Biden's border policies, attributing such incidents to the administration's approach to immigration.
The Irving-Las Colinas Chick-fil-A remains closed, with no specified date for reopening as the community mourns this devastating loss.
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