Samantha Rose Camacho was 19 when she was shot near Anderson Park along the 6300 block of North El Dorado Street in Stockton on the night of August 21, 2025. Officers were dispatched at 10:22 p.m.; she was taken to a hospital and died. The shooting was recorded as Stockton’s 24th homicide of the year at that time and prompted a makeshift memorial in the park parking lot with balloons, candles and a hand-lettered poster reading Long live Sammie and We love you.

Initial police updates released few details about what led to the gunfire and no suspect information was made public. On September 24, 2025, detectives announced that 23-year-old Walter Burgess, already in custody in connection with a separate August 30 shooting, had been linked to the August 21 killing and would face additional homicide charges; authorities did not disclose a motive.

If anyone knew Samantha, was at Anderson Park that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please come forward.