A man was arrested Saturday in Lodi in connection with a fatal 2019 shooting in Stockton, authorities said.

Rayniko Flores, 25, was taken into custody in connection with the slaying of a 22-year-old man who was shot June 26, 2019, in the 1900 block of Comstock Drive, Stockton police said in a news release.

The victim was later identified as Elijah Johnson. He was transported to an area hospital, where he died from his injuries, authorities said.

Johnson, a Stockton native who was days away from his 23rd birthday, was standing outside his grandmotherโ€™s home when he was gunned down shortly after noon, according to news reports at the time.

In October 2020, police released images of a suspect and a vehicle they said were linked to the slaying.

Stockton homicide detectives continued to work the case, conducting an extensive follow-up investigation. On Saturday, that work led Stockton SWAT officers to Lodi, where they served a search warrant and took Flores into custody without incident, police said.