Joseth Ochoa Jr., a 23-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed on January 16, 2018, in Elysian Park in Los Angeles. The shooting occurred in the evening just before 7 p.m. near Park Row Drive and Casanova Street. He was transported to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Early reports described two male suspects fleeing the scene in a white vehicle. LAPD Central Homicide detectives, assisted by the LAPD FBI Task Force and Metropolitan Division, developed leads that resulted in the arrest of the alleged shooter and three other people tied to the local drug trade. Police executed three search warrants and recovered numerous weapons, including assault rifles, and narcotics, and investigators have linked the killing to illegal drug activity rather than a random act.

Anyone with information about Joseth Ochoa Jr., the shooting in Elysian Park, or the white vehicle seen leaving the scene is asked to come forward.