Robert Raymond Dominguez Jr., 37, was shot multiple times and died at an apartment in the 4100 block of Parker Avenue in Bakersfield in the early hours of April 19, 2019. He was able to identify his roommate, Juan Pablo Torres, as the shooter to someone who arrived shortly after the shooting, but died at the scene.

Investigators found expended .40-caliber shell casings and a live bullet near Dominguez’s body. Torres fled but was taken into custody in Weed, California, on April 23, 2019. Authorities reported a .40-caliber magazine loaded with live ammunition was located in Torres’s bedroom and that he had prior firearm and aggravated assault charges. Court documents say the shooting arose from an argument between the two roommates; a third person was in the apartment at the time but in a different room, and Torres had reportedly expressed hostility toward Dominguez before the incident. Torres was charged with murder and held on $1 million bail, with a next court date listed for May 8, 2019.

Anyone who knew Robert, Juan Pablo Torres, or who was in that neighborhood the morning of April 19, 2019, is asked to come forward with information.