On July 6, 2023, shortly before midnight, 13-year-old Chance Leon was fatally shot at the Shasta Glen apartments on Gossett Way in Linda, California. A nearby deputy heard about five gunshots and found Leon moments later with a single gunshot wound; despite first aid from law enforcement and treatment by medical personnel, he died at the scene.

Investigators say Leon and a friend encountered 19-year-old Gabriel Aguayo in the apartment complex parking lot. Witnesses described ongoing tensions between Leon’s group of friends and Aguayo. Surveillance footage reportedly shows Leon and his friend trying to flee as Aguayo fired multiple rounds, one striking Leon; after being shot, Leon managed to enter a friend’s apartment before collapsing.

Aguayo was later located in a relative’s apartment inside the complex and taken into custody. The murder weapon, a Glock 9mm, was recovered days later concealed in a sock and buried under loose insulation in the building’s attic. If anyone has information about that night or the people involved, please share what is known.