John Benjamin Alvarado, a 35-year-old Latino, was shot and killed in Echo Park, Los Angeles, on June 1, 2014. According to coroner’s records the shooting happened at about 2:45 a.m. while he was walking southbound on North Alvarado Street. A gunman approached, fired multiple shots, then fled in a small red car that headed southbound on Santa Ynez Street. Alvarado was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 4:18 a.m.

The LAPD Rampart Division homicide detectives led the investigation. Detectives have received tips, including anonymous Crime Stoppers leads, but no arrests have been announced and the motive remains unknown. Family and the Echo Park community were left devastated by the killing.

Anyone with information about the shooting or the small red car seen leaving the scene is asked to contact the investigators. What did readers in Echo Park see that night?