ROCHESTER, Minn. – A jury ended a three-day trial with a guilty verdict for murder against Isaac Gutierrez in a Chick-Fil-a parking lot in 2023. The issue was not whether Gutierrez shot the other man but whether there was remediated intent. The jury concluded there was no premeditation. Testimony from 10 witnesses put together this scenario from the night of February 23: Gutierrez, age 20, and his brother were backing their pickup truck into a parking slot. A vehicle driven by Osbel Ornelas Jr., 24, was in the way. Ornelas honked. An argument turned into a scuffle. Gutierrez fetched a gun, a Glok 48, from his pickup, ostensibly to defuse the situation. Gutierrez said he intended only to hit Ornelas to teach him a lesson and brought the butt of the Glok down on his shoulder. The gun discharged.
Gutierrez. Sentencing set for October.