SAN LEANDRO — Life seemed to be going great for Izabella Raquedan-Retuta and her boyfriend, Angelo Ray.

The two teens had been dating for months. Ray, 18, was set to graduate from Lincoln High School in San Leandro, while Raquedan-Retuta had celebrated her 17th birthday weeks earlier. To outside observers, they seemed like two teens in love, ready to spend the summer together.

But now, Raquedan-Retuta — who went by “Bella” to friends and family — is dead and Ray is in jail, facing a murder charge that could put him in prison for life if he’s convicted. It all boils down to what happened inside Raquedan-Retuta’s bedroom on 1700 block of Bali Terrace in San Leandro, on the afternoon of May 12.

Other family members heard a gunshot and called 911, but Ray is the only one who knows exactly w

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