Carlos Alberto Martinez, a 61-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on May 7, 2017, inside Martinez Market in the 6500 block of South Normandie Avenue in Harvard Park, Los Angeles. Two men wearing skintight hooded sweatshirts entered the store; one drew a gun and a shootout followed between that armed suspect and Martinez, who also had a weapon. Martinez was struck and pronounced dead at the scene at 8:10 p.m.

That same night detectives were notified of a gunshot victim at a local hospital who was identified as one of the suspects. Eighteen-year-old Alex Lomeli later died at the hospital; authorities believe he was the gunman who shot Martinez. On May 10, 2017, prosecutors charged 29-year-old Hector Benitez with murder with a special circumstance that the killing occurred during a robbery. Detectives were seeking an additional Latino male suspect.

Martinez was described as a dedicated store owner and familiar neighborhood face. Can anyone who was in the area that evening or who knew Martinez or the market provide information to investigators?