Damon Richard James Owens, 42, was fatally shot in Stockton’s Lakeview neighborhood in the early morning of April 7, 2026. Officers responded shortly after 5:00 a.m. to the 7600 block of Pacific Avenue and found Owens with gunshot wounds; he was taken to a local hospital and later died of his injuries.

Detectives identified 42-year-old Trung Nguyen as the suspect and arrested him; Nguyen was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on a homicide charge. The investigation into the circumstances of the shooting remains ongoing.

Owens is survived by his wife, Patricia Sarah Owens, and their two young children. A celebration of his life was scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at the Chapel of the Chimes Hayward Funeral Home.

If anyone has information about what happened on the 7600 block of Pacific Avenue that morning, please share what you know.