Raemond Jarrod De Leon Santos was 19 when he was shot and killed while sitting in the driver’s seat of a gray Honda Accord on September 30, 2020. The vehicle was stopped in the 1200 block of Drumm Avenue in Wilmington when another car pulled up, an occupant exited and fired through the driver’s side window. Santos was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:06 a.m.; his cousin, Jesse Meza, later died of his wounds at a hospital.

Los Angeles County coroner’s records indicate investigators consider the shooting a case of mistaken identity, with the victims believed to have been misidentified as gang members. Detectives led by Dave Cortez have been working the investigation; as of this account no arrests have been announced and the suspects remain at large. Families and the community have called for better lighting and security cameras in the area and have established a memorial for the two young men.

If anyone has information about what happened on Drumm Avenue that night, please come forward to investigators.