Andy Medina, 20, of Arvin, California, was found dead after a shooting on December 2, 2017, at the intersection of Waco Avenue and School Street in Lamont. Kern County Sheriff’s deputies who responded that morning discovered Medina with major injuries; he was pronounced dead at the scene and later identified by the Kern County Coroner’s Office pending postmortem results.

Investigators noted Medina was an alleged member of the Lamont 13 gang and used the nickname Viper. His death was one of two shootings in Lamont within a 24-hour span, and no immediate arrests were announced. Another Lamont 13 affiliate, Jose Epifanio Garcia Jr., was later convicted of first-degree murder and gang-related charges in a separate incident the same day, but Garcia’s case was not described as directly connected to Medina’s killing.

The murder investigation remained open and law enforcement asked the public for tips; the community held memorials and fundraisers for Medina’s family. If anyone has information about what happened that morning, please come forward to assist the investigation.