Austin Louis Jimenez, 28, was shot and killed in the early morning of September 8, 2017. Whittier police first responded to a shooting call in the 12800 block of Penn Street and found a crime scene with no immediate victims. About an hour later West Covina police discovered Jimenez and two other men inside a Nissan sedan nearly 15 miles away; all three had been shot and Jimenez was pronounced dead at 4:46 a.m. The two other men were taken to hospital.

Investigators determined Jimenez had been sitting in the car with two others when Peter Vidal Hernandez, 34, of Whittier, approached on foot. An argument occurred through the car window. As the vehicle drove away, Hernandez allegedly produced a gun and fired multiple shots at the car, killing Jimenez and wounding the passengers. Whittier police linked the two scenes, identified Hernandez as the primary suspect, and arrested him on September 28, 2017; he was charged and scheduled for arraignment on October 2, 2017.

If anyone knew Austin, the other men in the car, or saw activity around Penn Street that morning, please share information that could help complete the picture.