Victor Ayala, a 44-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed on the evening of April 9, 2020, near 425 N. Evergreen Ave. in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner recorded the death as a homicide, and Ayala died shortly after the shooting.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation. Detectives reported Ayala had no gang ties, and investigators used eyewitness accounts and surveillance footage to reconstruct events and pursue leads. Several suspects were identified and arrests were made; the primary suspect was arrested and charged with murder, and the case drew attention to gun violence in the community. Ayala’s family attended court hearings and participated in community events calling for justice and support for victims’ families.

Anyone with information about the shooting near Evergreen Avenue in Boyle Heights on April 9, 2020, is asked to come forward.