Nateja Unique Bragg, 23, of Modesto, California, was found dead with 26-year-old Jose Bautista on September 30, 2020, inside a car near Kansas Street and Lever Boulevard in Stockton. Both were pronounced dead at the scene after suffering fatal gunshot wounds; officers had responded after reports of a vehicle facing the wrong way on the road. Early in the investigation the circumstances and motive were unclear and detectives asked the public for information because there were no immediate leads.

Later in the inquiry a suspect was arrested and booked into the San Joaquin County Jail in connection with the double homicide. No further details about the suspect or motive were released in the initial reports.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with Stockton police.