Karim Zepeda Martinez, 43, of Union City, California, was shot to death in the early hours of April 9, 2022. He was found around 2 a.m. near Eric Court and Kenita Way suffering multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say he was struck by a hail of bullets, including three shots to the head.

Police identified and arrested two suspects on April 22, 2022: Antonio Rodriguez, 24, and Miranda King, 31, both from Chico. Authorities allege Rodriguez and King planned to rob Martinez of methamphetamine using $23,000 in counterfeit money Martinez had obtained in a marijuana deal. Prosecutors charged Rodriguez with murder with special circumstances tied to the robbery, second-degree robbery and several drug- and firearm-related counts; King was charged as an accessory after the fact. Officers also recovered about 7.4 pounds of suspected methamphetamine and a stolen 9mm handgun at Rodriguez’s residence.

What did readers in Union City see or hear around Eric Court and Kenita Way on April 9, 2022?