Anthony Mendoza Lopez, a 20-year-old Long Beach resident, was fatally shot around 1 a.m. on October 20, 2018, while attending a large birthday party at a residence on South Holly Avenue in Compton. The party reportedly had over 100 attendees and a live band when gunfire erupted. Lopez was one of two people struck; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:15 a.m. The other victim, a 19-year-old Latino male, was taken to a hospital and was expected to survive.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded but did not have a detailed description of the shooter or shooters. Motive remained unclear and investigators reported few leads, making the case difficult to advance. No arrests had been announced and the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau appealed for anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone at the party or in the neighborhood see or hear anything that might help resolve what happened that night?