Raul Nava Lopez, a 42-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on the evening of May 3, 2019, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Coroner’s records place the shooting in the 500 block of South Clarence Street. Lopez had parked his red pickup truck outside an apartment building shortly after 10:30 p.m.; as he exited the vehicle an unknown assailant approached and shot him. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 12:21 a.m. the following day.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened a homicide investigation. Detective Jose Ramirez said police were working to determine a suspect description, but no arrests or identified suspects have been announced and the case remains open. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers, with anonymity offered.

If anyone saw activity near South Clarence Street on the night of May 3, 2019, or has information about Lopez’s red pickup truck or the shooting, please contact the LAPD or Crime Stoppers.