James Earl Dimas-Carrillo, 49, of Palmdale, California, was found shot to death inside his four-wheel-drive truck on March 29, 2018. Deputies responded to a medical rescue call about 11:45 a.m. on the 5900 block of Avenue T and located the truck stuck in soft sand just off the dirt shoulder. Dimas-Carrillo was unresponsive in the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.

The weapon used in the shooting was not recovered and the suspect remained at large. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau took over the investigation, and officials said the case did not appear to be gang-related; the motive remained unclear. No arrests had been announced and the family issued public appeals for information.

If anyone was in the Avenue T area that morning or has information about a truck found stuck in soft sand near that location, please share what is known.