Arthur Frank Merino, a 41-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on June 28, 2015, in Los Angeles. The shooting happened about 8 a.m. in the 700 block of E. 80th Street in the Florence neighborhood while Merino and 23-year-old Mariano Flores were working on a vehicle in a driveway. An unidentified assailant approached and opened fire; both men were struck and later pronounced dead at the scene. The gunman fled on foot and the Los Angeles Police Department’s Criminal Gang Homicide Division handled the investigation.

Police described the shooting as likely gang-related but did not disclose specific motive details. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and investigators have said the lack of witnesses and concrete leads has hindered progress. The LAPD asked anyone with information to contact them, with anonymity available through Crime Stoppers.

Does anyone in the Florence neighborhood remember seeing anything that morning or have information that could help bring answers to Merino’s family?