Lawrence Ventura, 50, of Whittier was shot and killed in the early hours of February 3, 2021, on the 15300 block of Woodruff Place in Bellflower. Ventura was driving a white sedan with two passengers when several men approached the vehicle and one of the suspects opened fire. A 48-year-old male passenger was injured; a female passenger was unharmed. The wounded occupants drove to Norwalk and flagged down a deputy; Ventura was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Homicide Bureau investigated the shooting. No motive has been disclosed and no suspects had been identified or arrested as of the latest update. Authorities asked the public for information and encouraged anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.

Are there any witnesses or neighbors who remember seeing that white sedan or activity on Woodruff Place that morning?