Samuel Cuevas, a 46-year-old Latino, was fatally shot on May 15, 2016, in the 8000 block of Langdon Avenue in Van Nuys. Coroner’s records place the incident shortly after 4 a.m.; officers responded to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon and found Cuevas wounded on the front porch of a home. He was pronounced dead at 3:11 a.m.

According to the investigation, Cuevas had been walking east on Chase Street when he encountered a group drinking in front of an apartment complex. An exchange of words led the group to chase him; the assailants caught up with him and shot him. The attackers were described as Latinos in their early 20s; a Latina was believed to be with them. They fled west on Chase Street and were last seen getting into a black Lincoln Town Car.

No immediate arrests were made. Detective John Doerbecker was among the lead investigators, and the LAPD asked the public for tips, offering anonymity through Crime Stoppers. Anyone with information about Samuel Cuevas or the people seen that night is asked to come forward.