Jeremiah Bonilla was 22 and living in Huntington Park when he was shot dead in Bell, California, on July 7, 2016. The shooting happened around 3:30 a.m. in the 6200 block of Riverside Avenue. Bonilla was found inside his vehicle after it had crashed into a detached garage; he had sustained a gunshot wound to the upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing a man on a bicycle leave the area shortly after the shooting, though it was not clear if that person was involved. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau, assisted by the Bell Police Department, investigated the case and later identified a suspect named Escalante who was arrested and charged; that suspect was found guilty of first-degree murder, second-degree robbery and possession of a concealed firearm by a prohibited person.

Anybody who knew Jeremiah, was in the area that night, or has information about the events leading up to his death is asked to come forward.