Anthony Lopez II, a 20-year-old resident of Mission Hills, Los Angeles, was shot on January 12, 2020, while sitting in his car at Bromont Street and Fielding Avenue in Pacoima after an altercation with several suspects. Critically wounded, he drove himself to Foothill Boulevard and Vaughn Street where a passerby called 911. He was taken to a hospital and died early the next day.

Investigators reported Lopez was shot in the back and in the hand; the bullet he caught in his hand was recovered and became important evidence. Nine months after the shooting, the Los Angeles Police Department arrested two suspects, the Valdez brothers, during a routine traffic stop and recovered the gun used in the murder. The younger brother, Anthony Valdez, was 16 at the time of the shooting and was charged in juvenile court; he was not tried as an adult under recent juvenile court reforms.

Family members described Anthony as fun-loving, considerate and thoughtful, with a passion for engineering and a promising future. Does anyone have information about the events that night or about Anthony’s life in the community?