Johnny Octavio Lasoya Jr was 21 when he was shot and killed on April 26, 2017, in the 22300 block of Hurons Avenue in Apple Valley, California. He had been visiting his grandmother during a family gathering and was in the front yard when several individuals arrived in two gray compact cars and made contact with him. A verbal altercation followed and one of the suspects shot Lasoya in the upper torso; he was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center and pronounced dead at 6:31 p.m.

On April 28, 2017, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s homicide and gang unit detectives arrested five suspects: 23-year-old Anthony Espinoza, his 19-year-old brother Rae Espinoza, 20-year-old Joseph Martinez, 18-year-old Devin Ross, and a 17-year-old male. The four adults were booked into the High Desert Detention Center and the juvenile was taken to Juvenile Hall. Exact charges and a motive were not immediately confirmed.

What details about the incident or the people involved might help explain why Lasoya was targeted or how events escalated?