Mariano Labra Ramos, 36, was fatally shot near his Santa Ana home on December 1, 2017. Ramos was struck multiple times in the leg after a gang member, Alexis Ascencion, and companions drove into territory they believed belonged to a rival group. Ascencion exited the vehicle and opened fire after spotting Ramos and another man in a walkway; Ramos was taken to a trauma center but died from severe blood loss caused by a severed artery. Investigators found Ramos had no gang ties and was an innocent bystander who had been stepping out to get salt for his wife, who is blind.

Police arrested Ascencion, fellow gang member Felix Martinez Vargas and two teenagers the next day. Vargas later pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and received 13 years. Ascencion, who was 18 at the time of the killing, was convicted of first-degree murder with firearm and gang enhancements after a trial that began February 1, 2024. He remains in custody and is expected to be sentenced on April 5, 2024.

Does anyone have information about Ramos, his movements that day, or witnesses who saw the vehicle approach the 1900 block of W. Myrtle Street?