Oswaldo De Jesus Urizar, a 46-year-old Latino truck driver who lived alone, was found dead in his South Gate studio apartment on February 24, 2016. His sister discovered him after he failed to answer repeated texts and calls; she used her key to enter and found him lying face down on his bed. He was pronounced dead at 5:35 p.m. with a gunshot wound to his upper torso.

Neighbors said they heard gunshots around 10 p.m. the night before his body was found, but no one reported that at the time. Investigators found no signs of forced entry, burglary, or robbery, which led them to consider that the shooter might have been someone Urizar knew or someone with easy access to the apartment. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and South Gate Police had not developed suspects or a clear motive immediately after the killing, and the case remained unsolved.

If anyone knew Oswaldo, had access to his apartment, or heard or saw anything the night of February 23–24, please share information with investigators.