Angel Ortiz Ramirez, 32, was shot the night of April 8, 2017 in the 1000 block of King Street in Oxnard, California. He was taken to Ventura County Medical Center in critical condition and died a few days later. Ramirez was a father of four and coached Little League baseball and youth basketball in his community.

The Oxnard Police Department investigated the shooting as a homicide but had not identified any suspects or a motive. Police described the case as hampered by a lack of witnesses and concrete leads. Ramirez’s death was the sixth homicide in Oxnard in 2017, part of a noted rise in violent crime that year; the police increased directed gang enforcement and public outreach in response.

Family and friends created a GoFundMe to help with funeral expenses and support his children. If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with the Oxnard Police Department.