Richard Thomas Luevano, 43, was shot and killed in East Bakersfield on April 9, 2021. Police and emergency responders were called to a home near East 3rd and Augusta streets about 6:45 p.m.; officers found Luevano with major injuries and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The coroner determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest.

A suspect was identified and arrested the next day. On April 10, 2021, 47-year-old Oscar Valero was taken into custody by the Bakersfield Police Department and booked on suspicion of murder and gang participation. Prosecutors later charged Valero with first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon; in November 2021 he entered a no-contest plea to voluntary manslaughter and in January 2022 received a six-year prison sentence with 330 days of custody credit.

Who knew Richard Luevano or has information about the events that led to his death?