Ubaldo Meza, a 26-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot on August 8, 2016, in Highland Park, Los Angeles. Coroner’s records list multiple gunshot wounds, and investigators described the attack as a targeted killing.

Initial investigation produced no immediate arrests or identified suspects. A later geofence warrant — seeking device location data for a specific area and time — produced evidence tying several people to the scene. Multiple suspects were arrested and charged with murder and special circumstances including murder for financial gain, murder by means of lying in wait, and intentionally discharging a firearm with intent to inflict death. Defendants challenged the geofence warrant, filing motions to quash and suppress; the court upheld the warrant and officers’ good-faith reliance, and the defendants entered guilty and no contest pleas.

If anyone knew Ubaldo, was present in Highland Park that night, or has information about the shooting, please come forward.