Romario Raso Garcia, 30, was killed at work inside an IHOP kitchen on Klose Way in Hilltop Plaza, Richmond, on December 29, 2025. Coworkers found him unconscious with what first looked like a head injury; first responders soon determined the wound was suspicious and detectives later reported he had been shot. Emergency personnel attempted life-saving measures but Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene. His family identified him publicly and his sister said he had been taken from them at his workplace. The shooting was counted as Richmond’s sixth homicide of the year.

On December 30 a 44-year-old man from nearby San Pablo, described by police as a person of interest, approached officers at the San Pablo Police Department parking lot and then shot himself; he was left in critical condition. No arrests have been announced in Garcia’s killing. If anyone was at the IHOP that afternoon or saw someone leave the Hilltop Plaza area around that time, please share what was seen with investigators.