Justice Boldin, 28, was shot and killed on April 22, 2021, while working as a valet at the Pendry Hotel in San Diego’s Gaslamp Quarter. Boldin was the first victim in a mass shooting that evening; the shooter fired a single round into Boldin’s chest and then three more times after he had collapsed. The attacker used an unserialized ghost gun and did not exchange words with Boldin before opening fire.

The shooter continued to wound multiple people in separate nearby incidents before being detained by bystanders and taken into custody by police. Boldin’s family and friends remember him as kind and joyful, with aspirations of becoming an airline pilot. The motive for the unprovoked attack has not been established.

If anyone knew Justice, worked with him at the Pendry, or saw the events that night, please share what can help clarify what happened.