Andres Jose Cruz, 31, was shot and killed in Pacoima, Los Angeles, in the early morning hours of October 14, 2020. The shooting happened about 2:40 a.m. on the 13100 block of Van Nuys Boulevard. Cruz was walking west on Van Nuys Boulevard with another person when an unknown assailant approached, asked where they were from, then produced a gun and fired. Cruz was struck and pronounced dead at the scene at 2:45 a.m. The other individual was also wounded, treated at a hospital, and released.

The shooter fled in a dark vehicle and remained at large. The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation with Detective Sharon Kim among the lead investigators. No arrests have been announced and the case remains open. If anyone has information that could help solve this killing, please contact the LAPD or Crime Stoppers.