Roque Leonel Valencia, 29, of Union City was found dead in his vehicle in the parking lot of a Grocery Outlet in Newark, California, on April 8, 2017, having suffered a fatal gunshot wound to the head. Newark police classified the death as a homicide and said the shooting did not appear random. Initial reporting linked the killing to a drug deal that turned violent.

Investigators tied the case to a methamphetamine transaction: Valencia was allegedly selling four ounces when a robbery occurred. Two men, Robert Moreno and Josue Perez, were charged with murder. Perez told police Moreno held the gun and that the shooting happened during a struggle; Moreno denied involvement, saying he was asleep. Both ultimately pleaded guilty to lesser robbery charges and received six-year prison terms, a result Valencia’s family strongly criticized as too lenient.

Key details remain contested in court records, especially the defendants’ conflicting accounts about who fired the fatal shot. Does anyone have information about Valencia’s activities in Newark that day or witnessed the transaction in the Grocery Outlet parking lot?