Overview

• Alfonso Vera was fatally shot in 2005 while protecting a woman from her boyfriend.
• Luis Contreras, the alleged shooter, evaded capture for nearly two decades.
• Riverside Police's Cold Case Unit reopened the investigation in June 2024.
• Contreras was located and arrested in Mexicali, Mexico, in July 2024.
• He faces a second-degree murder charge and will appear in court on August 2.