Ernesto Herrera was 29 and living in Oakland, California, where some knew him as 2 Nesto. He was homeless and was sleeping in a car that had been stripped of its wheels and engine and left in an alley. In the early morning hours of June 24, 2020, officers found Herrera dead in that vehicle from at least one gunshot wound.

A confrontation followed after Herrera allegedly made disparaging remarks toward the girlfriend. The men shoved; Salgado-Alfaro pulled a pistol and struck Herrera in the head, and the girlfriend later testified that Herrera taunted Salgado-Alfaro before Salgado-Alfaro shot him. Salgado-Alfaro admitted to investigators that he shot Herrera, saying he thought Herrera was reaching for a weapon. He was later charged in the killing and ultimately pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter and was sentenced to nine years in state prison.