Brandon Fabian Fonseca Vargas was 18 and lived in Downey, California when he was shot and killed in Maywood on May 31, 2021. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner‑Coroner records place the shooting near 6112 Wilcox Avenue, close to the Los Angeles River and the Long Beach (710) Freeway, at about 11:08 p.m. Deputies found Brandon and he was pronounced dead shortly after their arrival.

Hours after the shooting, members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau carried out a SWAT operation nearby. A male suspect was arrested near a bus bench at Florence and Wilcox after a canine unit was deployed; the suspect was taken into custody and later charged in connection with Brandon’s murder. The investigation continued into motive and the events leading up to the shooting.

Did anyone in the Maywood or Downey area see activity around Wilcox and Florence that night or have information about Brandon’s last movements?