Gabriel Andrew Chavez, a 22-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed on September 6, 2019, in Norwalk, California. The shooting took place just before midnight in a residential neighborhood on the 15500 block of Claretta Avenue. Chavez and another man, Martel Vicente, were both found with gunshot wounds to the head and died at the scene; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner listed gunshot wounds as the cause of death.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau investigated but reported no immediate motive or suspect and did not rule out a possible gang connection. No arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved. The families have expressed frustration over the lack of progress and continue to seek answers.

If anyone has information about the Claretta Avenue shooting or either victim, please contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau.