Vincent Vasquez, 26, was shot and killed in downtown Los Angeles in the early morning hours of May 4, 2014. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found him in a parking lot on the 1400 block of South Alameda Street; he was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 3:43 a.m.

Initial accounts left key details unresolved: it was not clear whether the shooter was on foot or in a vehicle, and reports differed on whether more than one person was involved. The LAPD asked the public for tips as investigators worked the scene.

An arrest was later made: 25-year-old Ricardo Hernandez of Lancaster was charged with murder in connection with Vasquez’s death. Reports described the shooting as possibly stemming from a confrontation or a targeted attack, though no motive was publicly disclosed. Friends and family remembered Vasquez as kind and humble.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please share it with the LAPD.