Oscar Bonilla was 34 when he was shot to death on June 2, 2019, in an alley behind the 7000 block of Chimineas Avenue in Reseda, Los Angeles. The Medical Examiner‑Coroner recorded multiple gunshot wounds as the cause of death; officers found his body at the scene and opened a homicide investigation.

Two weeks later investigators arrested 20‑year‑old Rafael Taximaroa and charged him with murder, alleging gang and firearm enhancements and also charging him with possession of a firearm by a felon. The complaint notes a prior 2018 vandalism conviction. Motive has not been publicly detailed by police.

Was Oscar known in the neighborhood or to anyone who might help piece together what happened that night?