Jose Francisco Cortez was 27 when he was fatally shot on August 28, 2021, near Florence Avenue and Mace Place in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s records list multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death. Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department were assigned to the investigation.

In the weeks after the shooting, investigators and community members worked to gather evidence and testimony, but the case has been hampered by a lack of eyewitnesses willing to come forward.

If anyone was in the Florence-Firestone area on August 28, 2021, or has information that could help identify who shot Jose Cortez, please share what is known with investigators.