Hector Hugo Velasquez, a 44-year-old Latino man, was killed on May 13, 2016, in Paramount, California. He was standing on the south side of Ackley Street, near the curb, when a black vehicle pulled up, someone inside fired multiple shots, and the car drove away. Velasquez was taken first to Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Hospital and then transferred to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead from gunshot wounds to the chest.

The shooting occurred in broad daylight at about 12:10 p.m. in a residential area noted for gang activity. Several 911 callers reported hearing gunfire, but no witnesses came forward to identify the shooter. Investigators said local residents were reluctant to speak, apparently out of fear of gang retaliation. Velasquez was known to move frequently and spent much of his time in Compton, which complicated efforts to determine why he was in that area at the time.

Does anyone have information about Velasquez’s movements that day or about the black vehicle seen at the scene?