Cosmo Baldazo, 52, was shot and killed at his Antioch, California residence on April 28, 2021. Police were called to the 3500 block of Garrow Drive just before 11 a.m.; officers found Baldazo on his front lawn with gunshot wounds and he later died at a local hospital. Baldazo was living in the home with his wife and two children, and his daughter Dezare Orlando said she had only recently reconnected with him after years apart.

Investigators described the incident as arising from a landlord-tenant dispute. A 50-year-old man was taken into custody for questioning as a person of interest, but police did not release his name or say whether any arrest had been made. Neighbors reported hearing gunshots and one witness said they saw a man standing with a gun near Baldazo’s body. No formal charges have been announced and the investigation remains open.

If anyone in Antioch has information about what led to this shooting or the dispute referenced by police, please come forward.