Benny Juarez Alcala Jr. was 43 and worked as a correctional counselor in Bakersfield. On the evening of August 24, 2022, he was shot and killed while charging his electric vehicle in the parking lot of a Target store in Southwest Bakersfield. The shooting happened around 8:25 p.m. after two men approached him; one was armed. Alcala was shot twice, including once in the back, and died at the scene.

Alcala had served in the U.S. Navy and worked for the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for 16 years. He was active in his community as a youth football coach and volunteer, and his family, friends, and colleagues described him as a dedicated public servant and loving family man. His wife is Valerie; his sons are Anthony and Max.

What details about that August night might others in Bakersfield recall that could help shed light on the case?