Eric Martinez, a 19-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on March 8, 2014, in the Harvard Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles. The attack happened about 1:35 a.m. as Martinez and a 28-year-old friend were walking near the 3000 block of Country Club Drive. At least two men approached from behind and opened fire; Martinez was struck multiple times, collapsed behind parked cars, and was pronounced dead at 2:29 a.m. at a hospital.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Wilshire Division launched the investigation with Detective Dave Vinton among the lead investigators. Officers reported the assailants fled on foot and there were no immediate arrests; the motive remained unclear. The LAPD asked anyone with information to contact West Bureau Homicide or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in the Harvard Heights area around March 8, 2014, see something that could help investigators?