On August 3, 2025, Adam Santiago, 21, a male of Hispanic/Latino ethnicity from Stockton, California, was shot shortly after 9 p.m. in the 8600 block of Santa Paula Way, a residential street near Kennedy Elementary School. First responders found him with a gunshot wound; he was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, according to local news reports and the county medical examiner's identification.
In the hours leading up to the shooting, Adam Santiago, 21, had worked a shift and spent time helping family before going to visit a friend in the neighborhood, his mother said. She described him as a beloved “jokester” who had just turned 21 in late June and was a devoted 49ers fan; she recounted that he was seated on a porch when multiple people approached, that he told them he didn't want any trouble, and that gunfire followed. A verified fundraising page created by his mother after the killing echoed the family's grief and detailed the sudden loss.
Homicide detectives opened an investigation the night of the shooting and, as of subsequent updates from local outlets, authorities had not announced a suspect, motive, or any arrests connected to the killing of Adam Santiago, 21. Police asked for information as they continued to investigate the fatal shooting along Santa Paula Way near the school.
