Gilbert Esparza, 35, was shot and killed on July 9, 2016, while riding a bicycle along the Los Angeles River bike trail near River Drive and Southhall Lane in Bell, California. Officers responded to a shots-fired call around 1:12 a.m. and found Esparza unresponsive on the path beside his bicycle; he was pronounced dead at 1:52 a.m. The trail runs through a residential area but is unlit, and investigators have not determined whether he was shot while riding or after stopping and being confronted.

Esparza lived with an uncle in Bell Gardens and managed a nearby car wash. Family described him as a charming, entrepreneurial father who sold contracts to companies for vehicle washing and who was working to reunite with and improve his life despite personal struggles. The case has no witnesses or video footage and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported no immediate leads; no arrests have been made and the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone who knew Gilbert or who used the river bike trail that night see anything that could help investigators?