It’s 9 p.m. on August 24, 2016.
26-year-old Jose Ortiz has just left his sister’s home in Worcester’s Bell Hill neighborhood.
He’s walking along Elliot Street, making his way to his job as a personal care assistant, when a minivan pulls up alongside Jose.
The driver gets out of the vehicle.
Witnesses say Jose and the unidentified man driving the minivan get into a heated argument in the street.
The man fires a single shot into Jose’s chest, hops back into the van, and speeds away.
Jose Ortiz is left dying in the middle of the road.
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