Alberto Tapia, a 48-year-old resident of Bellflower, California, was shot and killed on the evening of May 20, 2020, near 16118 Bellflower Blvd. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records his cause of death as a gunshot wound; efforts to save him failed and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Local law enforcement opened an investigation and pursued leads, interviewed witnesses and reviewed evidence, but no arrests or suspects were immediately identified. Information about a motive was not disclosed, and the case remained open as detectives continued to review evidence and follow tips in the months afterward.

Tapia’s death had a lasting impact on the Bellflower community and his family, who held vigils and sought answers. If anyone has information about what happened that evening near Bellflower Blvd., please come forward.