On the evening of April 11, 2023, 22-year-old Atwater resident Arturo Esquer was fatally shot in Modesto, California. Police found Esquer with a gunshot wound at the scene of a multi-vehicle collision near Sherwood Avenue and Rumble Road around 8:00 p.m. His vehicle had collided with another car, injuring that driver, and then struck two parked cars before stopping. Esquer was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators believe Esquer was shot while inside his vehicle near the crash, but it is unclear whether he was driving at the time of the shooting or tried to flee after being wounded. The motive has not been determined and no suspects have been publicly identified. Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Booza at [email protected] or Stanislaus Area Crime Stoppers at 209-521-4636.

Did anyone in the area around Sherwood Avenue and Rumble Road on April 11, 2023, see or hear anything that could help investigators?