Eduardo Gonzalez, a 40-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot on December 31, 2017, in Compton, California. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list the location as the 100 block of East Maple Street. Initial reports said details were sparse and investigators struggled early on with a lack of immediate witnesses willing to come forward.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation and appealed to the public for information. Community leaders and local organizations also urged cooperation as detectives followed leads and conducted interviews. The text reports that suspects were later identified and arrests were made, and that subsequent court proceedings unfolded with testimony and forensic evidence.

Who in Compton might have seen something on East Maple Street that night or has information about the people involved?