Taison Calderon-Lopez, 22, of Richmond, California, was shot and killed on June 1, 2018. He was found early that morning on the 500 block of Grove Avenue in North Richmond with multiple gunshot wounds. He was taken to a local hospital and then airlifted to a trauma center, where he was pronounced dead.

Investigators say Calderon-Lopez was sitting in his car when he was ambushed and shot multiple times. Authorities arrested William Melvin Edwards Jr., who was charged with murder and conspiracy. Prosecutors allege Edwards drove a rented Jeep to Calderon-Lopez’s home, waited near his work truck for about 52 minutes, then shot him four times in the chest. The killing was reportedly the result of mistaken identity; Calderon-Lopez was believed to be a witness in an attempted murder case involving Darjon Hicks and Jermaine Hicks Sr.

Edwards faced additional charges including lying in wait, committing murder to further gang activity, intentional discharge of a firearm, street terrorism, and conspiracy. The investigation also found he attempted to obtain false identification to leave the state after learning he was a suspect. Did anyone in North Richmond see activity around Grove Avenue that morning or know Calderon-Lopez’s movements before the shooting?