Efren Reynoso, 47, was found fatally shot inside his East 8th Street residence near A Street in Antioch, California, after a neighbor who had heard gunshots called police for a welfare check around 7:30 a.m. on August 16, 2024. Detectives identified two suspects in the days that followed and, with assistance from the Stockton Police Department, arrested 21-year-old Elijah Birba and 23-year-old Christopher Paez Jr. without incident on August 27, 2024.

The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has filed murder charges under California Penal Code 187 and a special allegation for the personal and intentional discharge of a firearm causing death under Penal Code 12022.53(d) against both Birba and Paez. Both are being held at the Martinez Detention Facility with bail set at $1 million each. Authorities have not disclosed a motive and the investigation remains active.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Becerra at the Antioch Police Department.