Alma Adilene Aguilar Mendoza, 36, was found dead from a gunshot wound on July 8, 2024, in the 3100 block of Northstead Drive in Sacramento’s Northgate neighborhood. Officers arriving on a medical aid call shortly before 10 a.m. discovered her and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The Sacramento County Coroner’s Office confirmed her identity as Alma Aguilar Mendoza.

Sacramento police later identified 51-year-old Urberto Dotson as a suspect. Dotson surrendered to homicide detectives and was arrested on July 28, 2024; he was booked into the Sacramento County Main Jail without bail on charges including homicide and being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm. His arraignment was scheduled for July 30, 2024, in Sacramento Superior Court. Funeral services for Alma were held July 25 and 26 at North Sacramento Funeral Home and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. Friends and family remembered her kindness and the love she had for her children.

If anyone has information about Alma, her last day, or the events around Northstead Drive on July 8, please share what you know.