Humberto Soto, a 21-year-old Latino, was shot near Naomi Avenue and East 22nd Street in the Central-Alameda neighborhood of Los Angeles on the night of July 22, 2015, and pronounced dead shortly after midnight on July 23. He and a friend had stopped at the intersection after leaving a taco stand to decide whose house to visit when more than one person emerged from an alley and shouted at them; as Soto turned, a gunman opened fire. Soto’s friend escaped and notified Soto’s family.

The LAPD’s Newton Division investigated, described the shooting as unprovoked and seemingly random, and asked the public for tips, offering anonymity through Crime Stoppers. Detectives reported difficulties identifying suspects because of a lack of immediate witnesses and concrete evidence, and community reluctance to come forward hampered the inquiry. Soto’s family and friends held vigils and memorials in the months afterward to keep attention on the case.

Does anyone who was in the Central-Alameda area that night or who knew Humberto have information that could help investigators?