Paul Gonzales, 33, was one of three men shot to death during a residential house party in Downey, California, in the early hours of July 10, 2022. Officers were dispatched to the 8100 block of Leeds Street about 12:45 a.m. after reports of gunfire; along with Gonzales, 36-year-old Shawn Garcia of Pico Rivera and 43-year-old Brandon Chavez were found fatally wounded. A man and a woman at the party suffered non-life-threatening gunshot wounds and survived.

Police described the incident as isolated and, at the time, had not identified suspects or made arrests. The motive and exact circumstances of the shooting were not released, and investigators continued to seek information. If anyone attended that party or has information about what happened on Leeds Street that night, please come forward to help the ongoing investigation.