Overview

• Manuel Vega Lopez, 51, was shot and killed on May 19 in Gilbert, Arizona, after being mistaken for a vandal by renter Wyatt Ford.
• Ford, 28, was arrested on May 20 and charged with second-degree murder; his bond is set at $1 million with electronic monitoring.
• Court documents reveal Ford had been informed by the landlord that a landscaper would be arriving to work on the property.
• Lopez, an experienced landscaper and sole provider for his family, leaves behind a wife requiring dialysis and a son undergoing chemotherapy.
• The family has launched a GoFundMe to address urgent medical and living expenses while mourning their loss.