Roman P. Gonzalez was 25 and a student at Sacramento City College when he was killed on September 3, 2015. The shooting occurred after a violent altercation in a staff parking lot near the softball field on campus; Gonzalez was shot and killed and two other people were wounded.

Investigators linked the confrontation to gang activity. Reports say Gonzalez was affiliated with the Norteno gang and the two assailants, Tevita Kaihea and Charlie Hola, were associated with the Tongan Crip street gang. Earlier that day the pair allegedly stole a car at the 47th Avenue light rail station, committed an armed robbery at a Church’s Chicken on Florin Road, and shot a South Sacramento resident in the face, who survived. The stolen car was abandoned near Sacramento City College before the fight that ended in the fatal shooting.

Kaihea and Hola were charged with murder, attempted murder, robbery, vehicle theft and firearms offenses. In 2018 Kaihea received 112 years to life and Hola 48 years and 8 months to life for their roles in the crimes. Students criticized delays in campus alerts after the shooting; some said they were not notified until about 45 minutes later. Did anyone on campus or in the neighborhood see the stolen car or the suspects that day?