Veasna Nhem was 17 when he was shot in the head and killed on November 9, 1996, during a gang-related gunbattle on Pixie Drive in Stockton, California. The shooting was described as part of a wider pattern of youth and gang violence affecting the city at that time.

Police were unable to identify suspects immediately after the shooting. Investigators faced a lack of witnesses willing to come forward and an atmosphere of fear and retaliation that hindered information gathering; no arrests were made and the case remains unsolved.

Veasna’s death illustrates the toll of gang violence on families and neighborhoods and the difficulties in clearing such crimes when witnesses are afraid to speak. Does anyone who lived in Stockton then or who knew Veasna have information that could help this cold case?