Leonard Garcia was 23 and a resident of Patterson, California when he was shot and killed in Hayward on January 14, 2019. Police responded late that night to reports of gunfire near Mohican Street and Ontario Place and found three men with gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced Garcia dead at the scene; the other two victims were taken to hospitals with injuries described as not life-threatening. This was Hayward’s first homicide of 2019.

Investigators said the shooting was not random and detectives pursued several leads while urging anyone with information to come forward. The case faced challenges from a lack of immediate witnesses and limited physical evidence in the area. If anyone witnessed the shooting near Mohican Street and Ontario Place on January 14, 2019, or has information that could help, please share what is known with investigators.