Julian Angelo Martinez, 17, was fatally shot on the night of February 1, 2025, at Anderson Park in the 6300 block of North El Dorado Street in Stockton. Officers found him after reports of gunfire around 10 p.m.; he was taken to a local hospital and later died. The San Joaquin County Medical Examiner identified him the next day.

Martinez played in the Sundown Little League and had family ties to the program through his father, Manny Martinez, who served as a coach. Family members including his older sister Alexis Montaño and sibling Alicia Suarez publicly mourned him, describing him as caring and family-oriented with his whole life ahead of him. Investigators said Martinez was at the park with another teenager when the shooting occurred and that one of the suspects fled on Martinez’s dirt bike.

Homicide detectives took over the investigation. Nearly three weeks after the shooting, Stockton police arrested two teenage suspects, a 16-year-old boy and a 13-year-old boy, who were booked into San Joaquin County Juvenile Hall. The Stockton Police Department is offering up to a $10,000 cash reward for tips that lead to an arrest; the investigation remains active. Did anyone in Stockton see or hear anything at Anderson Park that night?