Juan Sebastian Castillo, 18, of Santa Monica was found dead on February 26, 2017, around 5 a.m. outside the UCLA Medical Center in Santa Monica with a gunshot wound to the head. Santa Monica Police officers had responded to a report of an unconscious man in the 1300 block of 16th Street and found Castillo deceased at the scene. Initial investigators said the body appeared to have been dumped there and were trying to determine where the shooting had occurred.

Detectives noted a possible link to an earlier report of gunfire in the 2100 block of Pico Boulevard around 12:45 a.m. on the same night, but that connection had not been immediately confirmed. Castillo had been a standout athlete at Santa Monica High School, played in all-star baseball, and planned to enroll at Santa Monica College and join the Marines. If anyone has information about Castillo’s movements that night or the earlier gunfire report, please come forward.