Christopher Vega Hernandez was 19 when he was shot and killed on June 5, 2014, in Los Angeles. The shooting took place on the 4300 block of West Sunset Boulevard, on the border of East Hollywood and Silverlake, shortly before 10:58 a.m. Witnesses said a four-door vehicle pulled alongside Hernandez and an occupant—described as a Latino male in his 20s—fired multiple shots. The vehicle fled east on West Sunset Boulevard toward Fountain Avenue. Hernandez was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 11:26 a.m.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Northeast Division Homicide detectives investigated the case and appealed to the public for help, offering anonymity through Crime Stoppers. No arrests have been announced and the shooter’s identity remains unknown. If anyone saw the vehicle or heard anything that morning on West Sunset Boulevard, please share information with LAPD or Crime Stoppers.