Jose Luis Cantoran was 24 when he was shot to death on February 25, 2021, near 5450 Smiley Drive in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner‑Coroner records list the cause as a gunshot; the shooting reportedly caused his immediate death.

Cantoran’s family and the community have called for information to help find those responsible. If anyone knew him, was in West Adams on February 25, 2021, or has information about activity near 5450 Smiley Drive that day, please come forward.