George Lee, 65, was shot and killed the morning of June 20, 2025, in Vallejo’s Crest neighborhood. Police were called at about 9:03 a.m. to the 2100 block of Griffin Drive, where officers found Lee with at least one gunshot wound; he died at the scene. The Solano County Coroner identified him as a Vallejo resident.

Neighbors reported sirens and police tape behind Fairgrounds Plaza, and the shooting was recorded as Vallejo’s seventh homicide of the year. Community members held a vigil in the days after the killing, expressing grief and calling for more resources to address violence in the Crest. Initial reports gave few details about motive and investigators asked the public for tips.

By midsummer detectives had moved from canvassing to an arrest. On July 7 officers encountered 56-year-old Vallejo resident Erick Laton Stewart Sr. on the 1600 block of Fairgrounds Drive; he ran, was taken into custody on a felony probation-violation warrant, and a loaded unregistered firearm was recovered along his flight path. Prosecutors charged Stewart with murder and felony firearm possession and he was booked into the Solano County Jail. Was anyone in the Crest that morning able to see or hear something that could help piece together what happened to George Lee?