Andres Moctezuma Jr., a 49-year-old Latino, was shot on December 16, 2018, in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles shortly after 12:30 p.m. Police found him beside his bicycle outside a dollar store on South Vermont Avenue with a gunshot wound to the forehead. He was taken to a hospital and died there the next morning, December 17, 2018, at 9:52 a.m.

Witnesses said the shooter fired from the opposite side of the street. Moctezuma and the shooter, identified as 40-year-old Latino Fernando Naranjo, had a dispute earlier that day. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested Naranjo and the Los Angeles County District Attorney filed one count of murder with a firearm allegation on December 19, 2018. A court hearing was scheduled for February 19, 2019.

Anyone with information about the shooting or who knew Andres is asked to come forward or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.