Jose Martinez-Contreras, 21, was shot just after midnight near Golden West Avenue and Condor Drive in Jurupa Valley on July 14, 2025. Deputies rendered aid and he was taken to a hospital in critical condition; he later died from his injuries on July 20, 2025. Some memorial listings mark July 14 as the date associated with his loss, but law-enforcement updates record his death six days after the shooting.

Investigators say the incident began as an armed robbery. Nineteen-year-old Lorenzo Howse Jr. of Bloomington was identified quickly and taken into custody during a search-warrant operation on July 18; he was booked on suspicion of attempted murder and robbery while the victim remained hospitalized. After Jose Martinez-Contreras died, detectives named a second suspect, 19-year-old Darnell White of Jurupa Valley, and arrested him July 20 on suspicion of murder and robbery. Authorities described the investigation as active and asked anyone with information to contact the Central Homicide Unit.

If anyone witnessed the robbery or the events near Golden West Avenue and Condor Drive that night, can you share information that might help the investigation?