Jose Castaneda Sandoval, 24 and living in Ceres, California, was shot and killed on August 10, 2019, in a parking lot at the Plaza de San Jose shopping center at Story and King roads in San Jose. Sandoval reportedly left the lot but returned and parked next to Pinal. Pinal then approached Sandoval’s vehicle, banged on the driver-side door and made violent threats. When Sandoval lowered his window, Pinal fired a single shot from a .40 caliber pistol, striking Sandoval in the shoulder; Sandoval was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.

Detectives linked Pinal to the shooting and he was arrested; he was charged with murder and with using a firearm during the commission of the crime. The prosecution described Sandoval as someone who had been at the shopping center to get food and did not provoke the deadly encounter. If anyone witnessed the shooting or saw either vehicle before or after the confrontation, please share what was seen with investigators.