DALLAS COUNTY, Texas - The man responsible for the June 2024 shooting that killed two employees at an Irving Chick-fil-A has been sentenced to life in prison, Dallas County Criminal District Attorney John Creuzot announced.
On Wednesday, February 11, 2026, 38-year-old Oved Bernardo Mendoza-Argueta pleaded guilty to one count of Murder and two counts of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon for the attack, which occurred in broad daylight inside the restaurant near MacArthur Boulevard and Walnut Hill Lane in the Las Colinas area.
Two employees, 49-year-old Ana Patricia Chileno-Portillo and 31-year-old Brayan Alexis Godoy-Jovel, were killed in the shooting. A third victim, Hugo Lopez-Flores, survived. Mendoza-Argueta’s wife, Doris Bermudez, also worked at the restaurant.
Incident Details
On June 26, 2024, Irving Police responded to the shooting at the Chick-fil-A at the 5300 block of N. MacArthur Blvd. Once Irving detectives identified Mendoza-Argueta as the shooting, a manhunt began throughout the evening and night. The following morning, at approximately 2:50 am, Mendoza-Argueta was captured.
Case Results
During the hearing, Mendoza Argueta addressed the court through an interpreter as Judge Rocky Jones reviewed his rights. The judge sentenced him to life in prison for the murder conviction and 20 years in prison for each aggravated assault conviction. The sentences will be served consecutively. As part of the plea agreement, Mendoza-Argueta waived his right to appeal.
A daughter of one of the victims delivered a victim impact statement in Spanish, describing how her mother’s death has permanently altered her life and robbed her of time they will never be able to share.
"No sentence can restore what was taken from these families. But the resolution of this case ensures accountability and affirms that acts of violence like this will be met with serious consequences," said the DA's office in a statement.
Mendoza-Argueta is from El Salvador and was charged as an illegal alien due to his undocumented status in the country.
Assistant District Attorney Jason Hermus and the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office Gang Unit and Border Prosecution Unit handled the prosecution. Authorities also credited the Irving Police Department, Assistant District Attorney Jerry Varney, District Attorney Investigator Maria Carrera and Victim Advocate Viviana Monroy Garcia for their roles in the case.
