Ramiro Almaguer-Perez, a 55-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on April 30, 2014, near Wilshire Boulevard and South Burlington Avenue in the Westlake area of Los Angeles. Coroner’s records say he was riding a red scooter west on Wilshire shortly after 1 p.m., had stopped at a stop sign when a small white car pulled up behind him, and a person exited the vehicle, approached and fired multiple rounds. The shooter fled north on South Burlington Avenue and the car continued west on Wilshire. Almaguer-Perez was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:19 p.m.

The Los Angeles Police Department Rampart Division homicide detectives handled the investigation. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced, and the shooter’s identity and motive remain undetermined. Police asked the public for information and offered anonymity through Crime Stoppers, but the case remains unsolved with few concrete leads.

If anyone has information about Ramiro Almaguer-Perez, the shooting near Wilshire and South Burlington, or saw a small white car in that area around 1 p.m. on April 30, 2014, please come forward.