Aaron Orozco: Marine veteran and father-of-two fatally shot by Uber passengers in 7/11 parking lot
LYNWOOD, CALIFORNIA: A 38-year-old Marine veteran, Aaron Orozco, was lethally shot and killed on the morning of Walk 24 at around 1.30 am while driving for Uber. According to different reports, Orozco halted at a 7-Eleven store in the 2800 block of Supreme Roadway in Lynwood for an obscure explanation. Following this, Orozco and his two travelers got into an actual fight and one of the travelers took out a firearm and fired Orozco in his upper middle.
As per Fox 11, a store representative saw the shooting and called the authorities. At the point when specialists on call showed up, they found the casualty’s body lying on the ground in the parking area. While his vehicle Honda Accord, which was carjacked by one of the suspects, was found deserted relatively close, reports New York Post.
Who was Aaron Orozco? As per a GoFundMe set up for the family, Orozco was a battle veteran who had served in the US Marine Corps. He had been based out of Camp Pendleton from 2001 to 2005 and recently finished three visits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Orozco was a dad of two, a nine-year-old child and a three-year-old girl, and was hitched to his better half Sandra Medina, who filled in as a medical caretaker. “We were hitched for quite a long time, yet we’ve been together since secondary school, secondary school darlings,” the spouse told Fox 11 and added that Orozco began working for Uber around evening time to back his youngsters monetarily.
“I haven’t even told my children yet, they actually think father will get through the entryway. It simply appears as though I’m in a bad dream. It doesn’t appear genuine to me,” the spouse communicated.
38 year old Aaron Orozco was a husband and father of 2 young kids…Aaron was a Marine who served 3 tours in Iraq…only to die while driving #Uber in Lynwood. He was shot and killed this am….now police are searching for two suspects. Details all night on #NBCLA
— Alex Rozier (@AlexNBCLA) March 24, 2023
What does Uber need to say? Orozco began working for Uber a long time back. The portability organization said in an explanation, “Our hearts are with Mr Orozco Figueroa’s family as they adapt to this unimaginable misfortune, and we have contacted give our sympathies.
We prohibited the rider’s record and are working with police on their examination.” The spouse told, “I very trust that they find [the suspects] in light of the fact that … they made this disorder in my life, in my everyday’s life and presently … I don’t have my significant other with me and it’s simply completely changed myself around, so I truly trust that they in all actuality do get them.”
Police are as yet searching for the two aggressors, and anybody with data is approached to contact the Sheriff’s Specialty murder authority at 323-890-5500. If one likes to give data namelessly, they might call Wrongdoing Plugs at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.