Miguel Ernesto Guardado Jr., 42, was found dead on March 11, 2019, on a Malibu beach in the 25600 block of Pacific Coast Highway. His body was discovered initially with no signs of foul play, but an autopsy showed he had been shot in the upper torso; the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department later classified his death as a homicide and opened a homicide investigation.

Guardado had worked for the Los Angeles Unified School District and enjoyed sketching and drawing. After his mother Martha’s death the year before, he struggled financially, lost his home and became homeless. He is survived by three children; a cousin, Claudia Navarro, remembered him as caring and like a big brother.

No arrests or public suspects were reported in the immediate aftermath and the investigation remained open as authorities asked anyone with information to come forward. Did anyone who knew Miguel or who was in that area on March 11, 2019, see or hear anything that could help?