David Adalberto Hernandez-Licona, 25, of Boyle Heights, was killed on January 16, 2019, in Palmdale, California. He was one of four men shot around 11 p.m. on Rancho Center Drive at City Ranch Road, a remote unlit area; Hernandez-Licona and two others, Sean Cowen and Olukayode Owolabi, were pronounced dead at the scene. The fourth victim survived but was seriously wounded and required specialized medical care.

Victims were found sitting in the front seats of two vehicles, a Toyota Camry sedan and an Audi SUV, and were shot where they sat. No firearms were recovered at the scene. Investigators later concluded the shooting began as a bogus marijuana deal set up by Jonathan Paul Misirli, who then shot the four men and took a bag containing about $2,500 in cash and roughly $10,000 in jewelry; a separate container with about $15,000 in cash was missed. Misirli was arrested months later and charged with three counts of first-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and robbery; special circumstance allegations were found true.

Anyone with information about David, the night of January 16, 2019, or the location where the victims were found is asked to come forward.