Victor Elliot Gonzalez, a 36-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot in the evening of March 19, 2020, near 217 W. 56th St. in the South Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Medical Examiner-Coroner records list multiple gunshot wounds and his death was ruled a homicide; efforts to save him failed and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

LAPD detectives canvassed the area and investigated possible motives. Initial reports raised the possibility of gang involvement given the neighborhood’s history, but investigators did not find conclusive evidence linking his killing to gang activity. Several persons of interest were questioned: Andrew James Pozos, 22, was arrested on suspicion but later released for lack of evidence, and Juan Carlos Sanchez, 24, was also questioned but not charged. The family later filed a wrongful death suit against the city alleging inadequate patrols contributed to the circumstances of his death.

The case remains unsolved and open. Anyone with information about what happened that evening near 217 W. 56th St. is asked to contact the LAPD.