Samuel Santoyo-Mendoza, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on June 22, 2014, in East Los Angeles. The shooting took place about 8 p.m. in the dining room of a restaurant in the 6000 block of Whittier Boulevard after Santoyo-Mendoza argued with another man. The confrontation continued when Santoyo-Mendoza went to the bathroom and the other man followed; the argument moved into a hallway where the man produced a gun and shot Santoyo-Mendoza. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 9:10 p.m.

The suspect was described as a Latino male about 38 years old who fled in a black Cadillac Escalade. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau opened an investigation and asked anyone with information to contact investigators or submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers. No arrest has been reported and the case remains open.

If anyone saw the incident, the suspect’s vehicle, or has information that could identify the shooter, please come forward to the Sheriff’s Department or Crime Stoppers.