Ulysses Escobar was 21 and worked as a security guard for Opsec Specialized Protection. On November 7, 2016, about 7:05 p.m., he was found in a vehicle in the parking lot of a strip mall in the 1700 block of East Avenue J in Lancaster, California, suffering from a gunshot wound to the head. Paramedics responded and he was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators recovered his handgun at the scene. The coroner’s Assistant Chief Ed Winter and the Sheriff’s Information Bureau ruled the death accidental, concluding Escobar accidentally shot himself while sitting in a car with another security guard. No arrests or suspects were named, and no further legal actions or investigations were reported.

If anyone knew Ulysses Tank Escobar or was in that area that evening, please share any information that could help fill in what happened.