Joseph Jojo Valadez was 20 when he was shot and killed in Midtown Sacramento on April 22, 2021. He had been celebrating a friend’s birthday at Costanza’s Sports Bar and was struck on the bar’s patio shortly after 1 a.m.; the Sacramento County Coroner’s Office identified him as the deceased. Six gunshots are heard on surveillance video from the scene, and witnesses reported two people running away. Another person was wounded and expected to survive.

Family and friends remembered Jojo as a loving, caring single father. Detectives said there may have been an altercation before the shooting but had not identified suspects or a clear motive. A candlelight vigil was held outside the bar and a GoFundMe was created to help Jojo’s son.

Anyone who was at Costanza’s that night or who has information about the shooting is asked to contact the Sacramento Police Department.