Jose Anthony Elortegui, 29, was shot and killed while walking near his Lynwood home on March 7, 2017. Coroner’s records say he was on the 5100 block of Beechwood Avenue at about 7:45 p.m. when a vehicle, possibly a white SUV, approached and the front-seat passenger began shooting. Elortegui walked a short distance west before collapsing on the sidewalk near Beechwood and Virginia; a passerby called 911 and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 7:55 p.m. The cause of death was a gunshot wound to the chest and numerous shell casings were recovered.

Elortegui lived with his grandmother and sister and was described as someone who kept to himself and avoided gang involvement. Investigators have said he was not a gang member and think the shooting may have been a mistaken-identity incident, but no suspects or clear motive have been identified. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau has asked anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Lynwood area see a white SUV or other vehicle near Beechwood and Virginia that evening?