Carlos Zuniga Medina, a 29-year-old Latino man, was found dead from gunshot wounds on April 9, 2020, near the on-ramp to the eastbound 210 Freeway at Vernon Avenue in Azusa, California. His body was located on an embankment shortly before 3:30 p.m. that Thursday afternoon. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner‑Coroner ruled the cause of death as gunshot wounds and the case has been treated as a homicide.

The California Highway Patrol Investigative Services Unit led the inquiry. Early reports did not list Medina’s city of residence and investigators said the circumstances leading to his death were unclear. There were no immediate arrests or identified suspects, and the freeway on‑ramp location and lack of witnesses complicated evidence gathering.

Anyone with information about what happened near the eastbound 210 on-ramp at Vernon Avenue on April 9, 2020, or who knew Carlos Zuniga Medina, is asked to come forward.