Jose Raul Zeron, 37, was shot and killed while walking home in North Hills, Los Angeles, in the early morning of May 14, 2016. He was with another person around 4 a.m. when a dark-colored four-door vehicle slowed near them. A male driver wearing a dark hooded sweatshirt fired two shots at Zeron and his companion; the car then sped east on Nordhoff Street. Zeron was found on the sidewalk and taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 4:55 a.m.

Police described the shooting as unprovoked and had no immediate suspects. Detectives appealed to the public for information and offered anonymity through Crime Stoppers, but the investigation has faced challenges from a lack of witnesses and concrete evidence. The case remains an open homicide investigation and has had no significant public breakthroughs.

Did anyone in North Hills on May 14, 2016 see a dark four-door vehicle or other details that could help identify the shooter?