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Junior Salinas, 19, was shot and killed during a Fourth of July celebration in the Westlake district of Los Angeles on July 5, 2018. The shooting happened about 12:30 a.m. outside a home on the 1600 block of West 2nd Street when multiple assailants approached and opened fire into a crowd. Salinas was among three people killed; his 18-year-old girlfriend Abril Onofre, who was five months pregnant, and their 18-year-old family friend Ruben Alcantara Jr. also died. Three other people were wounded and survived.

The Los Angeles Police Department has classified the case as a gang-related homicide but has not released specific details about motives or gang links. Investigators say the probe has been hindered by uncooperative witnesses and difficulty identifying the shooters. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remains open; detectives have urged anyone with information to come forward, including anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers.

If anyone at the July 5 gathering or nearby that night has information that could help identify the shooters, please share what is known with investigators.