Jose Roberto Mata Vega, 32, was shot and killed on October 18, 2020, near 3601 S. Crenshaw Blvd. in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner listed gunshot wounds as the cause of death and the Los Angeles Times’ Homicide Report noted he died at the scene.

The LAPD opened a homicide investigation and investigators worked through interviews, surveillance review, and tips from the public. Early on, details were sparse and the case struggled with a lack of immediate leads and witnesses willing to come forward; no arrests or suspects were publicly identified in the immediate aftermath.

The investigation remained active in the months after the shooting as detectives continued follow-up. Does anyone have information about what happened near S. Crenshaw on October 18, 2020, that could help the LAPD’s inquiry?