Luis Javier Garcia was 25 when he was shot and killed in the early hours of May 31, 2015, in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting occurred about 4 a.m. on the 500 block of West 78th Street. Coroner records say Garcia had been in an argument with a female companion when a silver or gray SUV drove by; the SUV driver got into a separate argument with Garcia, drew a gun and shot him. Garcia was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:02 a.m. The SUV was seen driving west on West 78th Street after the shooting.

The LAPD’s Criminal Gang Homicide Division investigated the killing. Investigators appealed to the public for help, but the case lacked immediate leads and witnesses willing to come forward. As of the latest updates in the file, no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified and the case remains open. If anyone has information about the silver or gray SUV, its occupants, or the events that night, please share what is known with the LAPD or an anonymous tip line.