Jose Eduardo Ornelas, a 41-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on July 18, 2017, in the 14800 block of South Spring Street in West Compton, an area near Gardena, California. Coroner’s records say the shooting occurred in an industrial area that resembled a homeless encampment; Ornelas had parked a motor home on the street in the days before the shooting and investigators were looking for that vehicle.

Around 2:25 a.m. Ornelas was standing in the street talking to a woman in a vehicle when a white SUV pulled up. A male exited the driver’s seat, yelled at them and began shooting. Both Ornelas and the woman were struck; Ornelas was pronounced dead at 2:59 a.m. The woman, hit in the hip, was reported in stable condition and expected to survive. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau led the investigation and sought public tips; no arrests or suspects had been identified at the time of reporting.

If anyone saw a white SUV in the 14800 block of South Spring Street the night of July 18, 2017, or has information about the motor home Ornelas parked there, please share what is known with investigators.