Edwin Lima, 31, was shot to death on the night of May 28, 2017, in northeast Bakersfield. Lima, a correctional officer, was struck 17 times after an assailant broke the master bedroom window of his estranged wife’s apartment and opened fire. Lima died at the scene; his partner escaped without injury.

Authorities say the shooter was Rigoberto Sanchez, also a correctional officer and the estranged husband of Lima’s partner. Prosecutors described the killing as premeditated and driven by Sanchez’s jealousy and anger after his wife moved on following their separation. Sanchez fled to Mexico after the shooting, was located weeks later, returned to the U.S., and faced trial.

A Kern County jury convicted Sanchez in September 2018 of first-degree murder, attempted murder and other felonies, and he received an 80 years to life sentence. The appellate court later upheld the conviction. Did anyone who knew Edwin or lived in that Bakersfield neighborhood notice signs of escalating conflict before May 28, 2017?