On July 28, 2020, 32-year-old Jose Antonio Salazar of Richmond, California, was fatally shot in the 900 block of 9th Street in the Triangle Court neighborhood. Police arrived about 8:05 a.m. and found Salazar and another gunshot victim; Salazar was pronounced dead at the scene and the other victim survived with serious injuries.

Investigators identified a suspect, 36-year-old Leopold Hernandez of Richmond, and arrested him within 12 hours on the evening of the same day in the 200 block of 23rd Street. The Contra Costa District Attorney filed multiple charges against Hernandez, including murder, shooting into an occupied vehicle, and weapons violations; he was held on $3.2 million bail and arraignment was scheduled shortly after arrest. Motive was not disclosed.

If anyone knew Jose Antonio Salazar or has information about the shooting, please share what might help the ongoing case.