Joey Eduardo Oliveros, a 19-year-old Latino man, was shot and killed on March 24, 2017, near West 2nd Street and South La Fayette Park Place in Westlake, Los Angeles. Coroner’s records say he was standing on a corner with two to three friends around 2:15 p.m. when a car stopped, a passenger asked about gang affiliation and then opened fire. His friends escaped uninjured; Oliveros tried to run and collapsed on the sidewalk and was pronounced dead at 2:34 p.m.

Investigators searched for at least two suspects and identified a black four-door sedan as the getaway vehicle. LAPD Detective Ray Martinez was one of the lead investigators and Crime Stoppers was used to solicit tips. The shooting was reported as linked to gang activity.

If anyone has information about Oliveros, the vehicle involved, or the people who approached that corner that afternoon, please contact the LAPD.