Steven Ryan Valenzuela-Hughes, a 27-year-old resident of Santa Clarita, was shot and killed on April 3, 2017. Coroner records list a gunshot wound as the cause of death. The shooting occurred on Bottletree Lane near Valle Del Oro and Dockweiler Drive in the Newhall neighborhood. He was struck in the back during a shoot-out about a block from his apartment, was treated by paramedics, and died after being taken to Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

Valenzuela-Hughes was a documented member of the Brown Familia gang, and investigators suspect the killing was gang-related. He had prior arrests, including a March 2016 conviction for assault with a deadly weapon and probation. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau has investigated but has not identified the shooter or the gang responsible.

Does anyone have information about that April 3, 2017 shoot-out or about activity on Bottletree Lane that night?