Julio Cesar Pena, a 34-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on May 22, 2016, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. According to coroner’s records he was riding his motorcycle home around 11:30 p.m. in the 400 block of Gulf Avenue when an unknown assailant stepped off the sidewalk at the four-way stop at Gulf Avenue and West D Street and fired multiple times. Pena lost control of the motorcycle and was found lying in the street; he was pronounced dead at 11:42 p.m.

Investigators say Pena was targeted and that a white cargo van was seen near the scene and is believed to be the getaway vehicle. No suspect description or arrests have been released and the motive remains unclear. Homicide detectives continue to ask anyone with information to contact the Los Angeles Police Department.

Did anyone in Wilmington see a white cargo van near Gulf Avenue and West D Street on the night of May 22, 2016?