Erick Alexander Ahilon Mendoza was 22 and a Stockton resident when he was shot and killed on the evening of February 19, 2022. Officers responded about 8:35 p.m. to reports of a shooting near California Street and Worth Street and found Mendoza with multiple gunshot wounds. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police investigators have described the incident as a targeted shooting but have not released a motive. No arrests have been announced and the case remains open. Mendoza’s family and the Stockton community have held memorials and urged anyone with information to come forward; tips can be submitted anonymously through Crime Stoppers and other channels.

If anyone in Stockton saw activity near California and Worth streets that evening or has information about a targeted shooting, please share what you know with investigators.