Christopher Axel Castellan Roque, an 18-year-old Latino male, was shot and killed on May 1, 2021, in Los Angeles. The shooting occurred around 12:40 a.m. near 11221 Success Avenue in the Nickerson Gardens public housing complex in Watts. Investigators recovered 18 shell casings at the scene and determined Roque was shot multiple times.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Southeast station handled the investigation. The case has drawn attention to concerns about violence in the Nickerson Gardens area and calls for community efforts to address those issues.

Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to contact investigators. Do readers who knew Christopher or who were in the area that night have any information to share?