Oved Bernardo Mendoza Argueta, 38, a Salvadoran national, pleaded guilty on Feb. 11, 2026, to murdering one Chick-fil-A employee and injuring two others in Irving, Texas, earning a life sentence plus 40 years (consecutive).
Shooting Details
On June 26, 2024, at 3:50 p.m., Argueta opened fire inside the North MacArthur Blvd. location, killing Patricia Portillo (49) and Brayan Godoy (31); Hugo Lopez Flores survived. His wife, a coworker present, witnessed it and ID’d him to police. He fled in a silver Honda sedan, arrested next morning; immigration hold applied. Chick-fil-A remains closed.
Victims and Aftermath
Portillo and Godoy pronounced dead on scene; victim’s daughter read impact statement at sentencing. No public motive disclosed; DA emphasized accountability amid community violence fears.
Legal Resolution
Dallas DA: 203rd District Judge Rocky Jones imposed life for murder, 20 years each for aggravated assaults. Plea waived appeal rights.
Workplace massacre in front of spouse—gruesome addition to your U.S. crime thread (Glenn matricide, Kegg family slayings). Motive gap stands out.
