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Oscar Andrew Garcia was an 18-year-old high school senior from Monrovia, California, who was shot and killed on April 23, 2017. He and two friends had been talking in a garage after visiting a female friend when a man in his early 20s entered, pointed a handgun and, after a brief verbal exchange, fired. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene; one friend was critically injured but survived.

The suspect was described as a light-skinned Latino male, about 6 feet tall, medium build, brown eyes, short black hair, a goatee and wearing a black baseball cap. Investigators released a sketch but say credible leads and a motive have not been developed; authorities suspect the three may not have been the intended targets and that mistaken identity is possible.

Garcia, an aspiring photographer who enjoyed soccer and skateboarding, is remembered by his mother Guadalupe Castañeda and the community through memorials and vigils. Anyone with information about the shooting or the man seen entering the garage is asked to come forward.