Richard Watkins, 24, was fatally shot on September 27, 2014, while standing on Azucar Avenue in South San Jose. He had been outside his home helping his brother-in-law, Ricky Robello, find a parking spot for a family gathering to honor a terminally ill relative when gunfire erupted. Watkins was hit through the heart and died at the scene.

Prosecutors say the shooters — Ernest Jordan and Robert Orosco — were drinking and using drugs nearby and misidentified Robello as a threat. According to the trial record, Jordan, Orosco, and an accomplice, Alexander Marquez, waited behind cars and trees to ambush Robello; Marquez threw a brick at Robello’s car, Orosco fired two missed shots, and Jordan fired three shots, one of which struck Watkins. Neither Watkins nor Robello had gang affiliations, and Jordan and Orosco were convicted of first-degree murder with special circumstances and gang and gun enhancements.

Watkins was a father of two daughters and had a son on the way. His widow, Malia Watkins, said the convictions brought relief that her children would not have to see their father’s killers free. Does anyone have additional details about the neighborhood or the family gathering that night?