Victor Daniel Sebastian Govea, age 30, a male from Stockton, was found late on a Friday night with a gunshot wound on the 2400 block of East Main Street. Officers arrived around 11:30 p.m., and Victor Daniel Sebastian Govea, age 30, was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Local reporting and police summaries place the shooting on May 23, 2025, while a memorial listing records his death date as May 22, 2025, a discrepancy that may reflect the late-night timing of the
incident and when death was officially recorded. The San Joaquin County medical examiner publicly identified him as Victor Daniel Sebastian Govea, age 30, after the initial investigation began.
In the days that followed, detectives traced the case to a suspect: 31-year-old Efrain Hinojoza. With assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Stockton police located and arrested Hinojoza in Stockton near the end of May. He was booked into the San Joaquin County Jail on suspicion of homicide in the killing of Victor Daniel Sebastian Govea, age 30. Early coverage noted that no suspects had been identified, but subsequent updates documented Hinojoza's arrest and booking. Authorities have not publicly detailed a motive, and no additional suspects have been announced in connection with the death of Victor Daniel Sebastian Govea, age 30.
Community lists honoring victims of gun violence included Victor Daniel Sebastian Govea, age 30, among those lost in Stockton in May 2025, reinforcing the timeline of a late-May shooting and death, even as the exact date varies by source. Police pages and local outlets continued to note the location—East Main Street—and the single gunshot wound to the chest that proved fatal to Victor Daniel Sebastian Govea, age 30.
