Enrique Camacho Hernandez was 25 when he was shot and killed during a confrontation in Cotati on August 19, 2023. Court testimony says he went to an apartment in the 300 block of East Cotati Avenue to see his ex-girlfriend, where an argument with another man, Samuel Meza, escalated into a physical fight that moved outside. A witness told investigators that Hernandez was backing away when Meza opened fire. Hernandez was found with a gunshot wound to the torso, taken to a hospital, and died of his injuries.

Police say Meza, 34, fled but was spotted nearby and captured in the 600 block of East Cotati Avenue about four minutes after the shooting. At least two witnesses identified him as the shooter and officers recovered a gun hidden behind bushes. Meza, a Santa Rosa resident with prior felony convictions, was arrested and charged with murder and related weapons offenses; a judge later denied a defense motion to reduce the charge and ordered him to stand trial as of April 2024.

If anyone knew Enrique or was in that area on August 19, 2023, please share information that could help the record of what happened.