Ernie Perez Jr., 21, of Pico Rivera, California, was shot and killed on January 28, 2018. Deputies found Perez in the 4700 block of Durfee Avenue around 7:54 p.m.; he had sustained a gunshot wound to the torso and was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:08 p.m. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list the cause as a gunshot.

Investigators say a disturbance occurred shortly before the shooting at a restaurant in the 9400 block of Beverly Boulevard, about a quarter mile from where Perez was found, but it is unclear whether that incident is connected. No motive has been identified and no suspects or arrests have been publicly named. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone with information to contact its Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.

Is there anyone who knew Ernie or who might have been in that area that evening who can help shed light on what happened?