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James Lara, 53, died after being shot at a graveside memorial service at San Gorgonio Memorial Park in Banning, California. The shooting occurred on August 30, 2020; Lara initially survived but died of his injuries on September 10, 2020. Two other victims, Theresa Sanchez and Felicia McCafferty, were also killed at the service for Evangelina Angelica Ysiano, Sanchez’s daughter.

According to the investigation, an altercation involved William and Christopher Armendariz. Witnesses said the brothers kicked and punched Lara, Sanchez and McCafferty intervened, and Christopher produced a handgun that William then used to shoot all three victims in the head. William Armendariz was charged with murder; Christopher Armendariz, Melissa Armendariz and Erica Lomas were charged as accessories. The suspects were arrested out of state and held for extradition; Melissa Armendariz was booked into the Larry D. Smith Correctional Facility on $500,000 bail.

Does anyone have information about the service that day or saw the vehicle the suspects used to leave the cemetery?