Jake Everett Lopez was 29 when he was shot to death on October 5, 2020, near 621 Spence Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. Born April 10, 1991, in Ventura and raised partly in Fort Morgan, Colorado, he was working as a welder and is described as a charismatic man who loved making people laugh. He left behind his wife Jessica Torres and their three sons, Jazik, Jayden, and Jacob.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the death a homicide by gunshot wounds. Memorial services were held and the family and community have been mourning his loss.

If anyone has information about the shooting near 621 Spence Street on October 5, 2020, please share what you know with the LAPD.