Julio Cesar Padua, a 38-year-old resident of Los Angeles, was shot and killed on August 21, 2016, in the Florence-Firestone neighborhood of South Los Angeles. According to accounts, the violence began around noon when Padua assaulted his girlfriend, who fled to a nearby family home. Two male relatives confronted Padua; during the argument the girlfriend’s brother, Ricardo Mayoral Jr., pulled out a gun and shot Padua in the head. Padua was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead at 2:17 p.m.

Ricardo Mayoral Jr., described as 24 and Latino, was arrested on September 13, 2016, and charged with murder on September 15. He pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was held on $3 million bail; a preliminary hearing was set for December 13, 2016, at the Norwalk Courthouse. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau investigated the case.

Are there witnesses or neighbors who remember the confrontation or who have information that wasn’t reported?