Maron States, 22, was killed in the early morning of July 17, 2014, in the 8200 block of Sepulveda Boulevard on the Van Nuys–Panorama City border. Around 6 a.m., he and 19-year-old Deshawn Miles got into a brief confrontation outside a 7-Eleven. Two men produced a gun and opened fire; both States and Miles were pronounced dead at the scene and a man in his 50s was wounded.

Investigators identified 29-year-old Angel Santana as a suspect; he was described as a one-eyed man. Santana was arrested on August 4, 2014, in North Hills at a motel and had two unrelated outstanding warrants at the time. The LAPD Mission Homicide Unit led the probe and Detective Gretchen Schultz was a key investigator. Authorities described the confrontation as believed to be gang-related and asked anyone with information to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers.

Can anyone who knew Maron States or witnessed the July 17 altercation provide information that could help clarify what happened?