On the evening of September 19, 2005, 24-year-old Hispanic man Richard Martinez was fatally shot near the Settlement Canyon Dam in Tooele, Utah, while walking his dogs. Martinez and a friend had earlier exchanged words with at least two people in a red Cadillac; after the car left the scene the situation appeared to calm. Roughly half an hour later shouting was heard and a single gunshot struck Martinez once in the upper chest. He was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 8 p.m.

Police identified 18-year-old Daniel Herrera of Tooele as the primary suspect and arrested him after a tip on September 22, 2005. Authorities say Herrera confessed to his parents and the suspected .22-caliber handgun was recovered from his mother’s home in Salt Lake City. Herrera was charged with first-degree felony murder, possession of a firearm by a restricted person, and obstructing justice, then later pleaded guilty to manslaughter and two second-degree felonies. A judge sentenced Herrera to 4 to 50 years in Utah State Prison.

If anyone remembers Martinez that night at Settlement Canyon Dam or saw the red Cadillac, please share what was observed.