Ricardo Gonzalez, 31, was found shot to death in his car on the 1100 block of Heidi Drive in Greenfield, California, on December 31, 2020. The killing came at a time when the community had already seen several violent incidents that year.

Greenfield Police, with assistance from the Monterey County District Attorney’s Office Cold Case Task Force and the Salinas Police Department, reviewed hours of security footage, conducted numerous interviews, and followed up tips during an extensive investigation. That work led to the arrest of 18-year-old Jonathan Rojas in Salinas. Rojas was charged with two counts of homicide for the killings of Gonzalez and Nicolas Gasca (shot September 1, 2020), one count of attempted homicide for a February 11, 2021 shooting of an 18-year-old man, and related gang-enhancement charges; bail was set at over $2 million.

If anyone has information about Ricardo Gonzalez, his movements on December 31, 2020, or these incidents, please come forward to investigators.