Donaciano Garcia, 28, was shot and killed on September 12, 2016, in the 9100 block of Juniper Street in the Florence-Firestone area of Los Angeles. Coroner’s records state he was walking in an industrial-commercial area at about 3:22 p.m. when a car approached and he was shot; investigators found him lying in the street. He was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 4:29 p.m. from a gunshot wound to the chest.

Garcia lived elsewhere in the broader Florence-Firestone area and did not reside on Juniper Street. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau handled the investigation but initially reported little information about what led to the shooting. Witnesses and concrete leads were scarce, and authorities appealed for tips through Crime Stoppers as detectives continued to investigate.

If anyone has information about Donaciano Garcia’s death or was in the Juniper Street area that afternoon, please share what you know.