Raul Rojas Valdez, 32, of San Diego, was killed on January 27, 2023, during a series of apparently random shootings that moved across San Diego County that evening. The spree began about 8:07 p.m. in Spring Valley, where a person was shot at but not injured, then continued around 8:26 p.m. when four teenagers near a trolley stop on Akins Avenue in Encanto were shot at; two 15-year-old boys were hospitalized with non-life-threatening wounds.

At about 9:17 p.m. in Bay Terraces, on the 1800 block of Manzana Way, Valdez and another man were attacked. Valdez suffered multiple gunshot wounds and sharp force injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene; a 34-year-old man survived after treatment. Authorities located and arrested 22-year-old Jaime Gonzalez of Lemon Grove later that night; he was found carrying a semi-automatic 9mm handgun believed to be an untraceable ghost gun and was charged in connection with the attacks. Investigators say the attacker selected victims at random, approached groups on foot after driving to different locations, and opened fire without provocation.

Did anyone in the San Diego area see or hear anything that night that might help clarify the timeline or the attacker’s movements?