On the evening of November 29, 2025, a mass shooting at the Monkey Space event hall on Lucile Avenue in Stockton, California, turned a toddler’s birthday party into a fatal attack. Approximately eighty to one hundred guests were present when multiple shooters opened fire; investigators said at least fifty rounds were fired from five different guns. Four people were killed and thirteen were injured.

One of the dead was eight-year-old Maya Lupian, a third-grade student at Aspire APEX Academy. Family and school remembered her as a vibrant, affectionate child who enjoyed dancing, singing, drawing, and had earned a purple belt in karate. She was described as the sweetest soul and was two weeks shy of her ninth birthday when she was fatally struck. The other victims named were eight-year-old Journey Rose Reotutar Guerrero, fourteen-year-old Amari Peterson, and twenty-one-year-old Susano Archuleta.

Investigators characterized the attack as targeted and involving multiple shooters wearing dark clothing and face coverings. By early December 2025 no arrests had been made in connection with the homicides; two men at the event were arrested on suspicion of parole violations but were not considered homicide suspects. Federal agencies offered rewards for information leading to identification and conviction of the gunmen.

If anyone was at the event or has information about the shooters, please come forward.