Antonio Valdez, 50, was killed on September 12, 2018, in Bakersfield, California, during a rapid series of shootings carried out by Javier Casarez. The attack began at a trucking business where Casarez fatally shot Emanuel Contreras, 50, and his estranged wife, Petra Maribel Bolanos de Casarez. Valdez arrived shortly after and was pursued by Casarez, who shot and killed him near a sporting goods store.

Casarez’s spree continued to a home on Breckenridge Road, where he killed Eliseo Garcia and his daughter, Laura Garcia. The sequence of killings unfolded over an estimated 10 to 15 minutes and was linked by authorities to Casarez’s ongoing and apparently escalating divorce with his wife. After hijacking a vehicle from a woman and child who escaped, Casarez drove onto Edison Highway, where he shot himself in the chest before a deputy could intervene.

The shootings were described by investigators as motivated by personal and domestic grievances. Does anyone have information about Antonio Valdez’s movements that day or any detail that might help clarify how he came to be at the scene?