Martel Vicente, a 24-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot on September 6, 2019, in a residential neighborhood on Claretta Avenue in Norwalk, California. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner determined he died of gunshot wounds to the head. Another 24-year-old man, Gabriel Andrew Chavez, was also killed in the same incident; both were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau investigated and described the shooting as possibly gang-related, but no motive, suspects, or arrests had been announced. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact investigators or submit anonymous tips to L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers.

The families and community were left mourning while the case remained unsolved. If anyone has information about the shootings on Claretta Avenue on September 6, 2019, please contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or submit a tip.