David Escalera, 22, was shot and killed on July 28, 2014, in the 200 block of Gramercy Place in East San Jose, near Interstate 680. San Jose police arrived about 3:40 p.m. and found Escalera wounded; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. The Santa Clara County medical examiner ruled his death due to multiple gunshot wounds.

Police classified the killing as gang-related and say Escalera was targeted because of his association with a rival gang. Multiple arrests followed: 19-year-old German Alexis Arjona was arrested July 29, 2014; 20-year-old Roque Moravillalobos was arrested August 30, 2014; 23-year-old Juan Casas was taken into custody shortly after; and 16-year-old Carlos Vargas was arrested August 14, 2014, while already jailed on an unrelated charge and later charged as an adult. Arjona was identified as a member of the Sureno criminal street gang and Escalera as associated with the Norteno gang.

Escalera had worked as a construction worker for the San Jose Conservation Corps YouthBuild USA program on energy-efficient housing for low-income families. Does anyone have information about Escalera, his work, or the events on Gramercy Place that afternoon?