Francisco Javier Salazar Jr., a 15-year-old Latino, was found dead on February 17, 2016, in Compton, California. His body was discovered in the front passenger seat of a 1993 grey Nissan Sentra parked in a long driveway on the 2100 block of North Long Beach Boulevard, a commercial area with boarded-up businesses and a few small shops. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department reported Salazar had suffered a gunshot wound to the neck; investigators could not determine whether the shot was fired from inside or outside the vehicle. Broken glass was found around the car and no one in the area reported hearing gunshots, and authorities believe he was shot within 24 hours of being found. Salazar lived with his mother in Lynwood, less than two miles away, and was a middle school student in the Lynwood Unified School District; the district arranged grief counseling for students and staff. The motive remains unknown and no suspects have been identified; the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the area on February 16 or 17, 2016, see the Nissan Sentra or notice anything unusual that morning or the night before?