On the night of June 23, 2024, at about 11:30 p.m., officers responded to a reported shooting at the Bella Vista at Hilltop apartment complex in the 3400 block of Richmond Parkway. Two people were found with gunshot wounds. Twenty-six-year-old Richmond resident Elizander Navarez-Fernandez was pronounced dead at the scene; a second victim was taken to a trauma center listed in stable but critical condition.

Investigators say the shooting happened during a party after a confrontation escalated. The suspect was identified as 30-year-old Richmond resident Arcenio Fernandez Marquez, who was known to both victims. Marquez allegedly produced a firearm, shot both people, then fled. A warrant and vehicle alert led to a license plate reader pick up near Ogallala, Nebraska, and officers there located and arrested Marquez at a Walmart on June 25, 2024; he was held in Nebraska pending extradition to California.

The Richmond Police Department characterized the incident as isolated and extended condolences to Navarez-Fernandez’s family. If anyone attended the party or has information about the confrontation, please share what was seen or heard.