Joseph Bojorquez Jr., 22, a mixed-race male, was shot late on the night of September 10, 2025, in the parking lot off the 5000 block of Newport Avenue in San Diego’s Ocean Beach neighborhood, steps from the Hodad’s restaurant. Police say officers arrived around 11:29 p.m. to find him suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the upper body; lifesaving efforts at the scene were unsuccessful. He was identified days later, with authorities noting he was from San Diego.
Detectives determined the shooting followed a confrontation with two men in the parking lot. According to investigators, Bojorquez punched one of the men, whereupon the other pulled a handgun and fired. The pair fled west down the north alley off Newport Avenue, then turned north toward Santa Monica Avenue.
In the days that followed, San Diego police released images of two persons of interest and asked the public for help identifying them. News outlets reported that the gun used in the killing had not been recovered and that the men should be considered armed and dangerous. As of the most recent reports, no arrests had been announced and the investigation remained active; family and friends gathered at a vigil in Ocean Beach to mourn and to urge anyone with information to come forward.
