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Brian Soto, a 21-year-old from Stockton, California, was shot and killed in a double homicide in Lodi on September 9, 2018. The shootings happened in the early morning in a parking lot near Cherokee Lane and Lodi Avenue. Soto and 35-year-old Gerardo Maldonado De Santiago of Lodi were both found with multiple gunshot wounds; De Santiago died at the scene and Soto was taken to hospital where he later died.

Investigators collected evidence at the scene, including 11 shell casings and a firearm believed to be used in the crime, and reviewed surveillance footage from nearby businesses. Authorities said the two victims were not involved in a mutual altercation, indicating a third party fired on them. In the days after the shootings, 24-year-old Jaime Mora of Stockton turned himself in and was arrested on murder charges in the case; about eight months later 19-year-old Santana Rodriguez of Sacramento was also arrested and charged with murder.

The motive remained unclear and investigators continued to seek witnesses or information. If anyone knew Brian Soto or saw activity near Cherokee Lane and Lodi Avenue that night, what can be shared with investigators?