Rafael Baez, a 29-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed on the evening of January 9, 2021, near 703 N. Fickett Street in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records list him as pronounced dead at the scene. Two other people were critically injured in the same incident—a 27-year-old woman and a 25-year-old man—who were taken to a local hospital.

The LAPD has described the shooting as likely gang-related and said it began after an argument. The suspect ran from the scene on foot; no description has been released and no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported. The investigation is ongoing and investigators have asked anyone with information to contact the Hollenbeck station.

Does anyone in Boyle Heights from that time have information about the area around N. Fickett Street or who might have witnessed the argument?