Francisco Manuel Cuevas was a 16-year-old Latino who was shot and killed on February 21, 2014, in the 900 block of Fraser Avenue in East Los Angeles. He and two other teenagers were standing outside a home when an SUV pulled up, a gunman got out and opened fire. Cuevas and one other teen were struck; the third escaped uninjured. Cuevas was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 9:35 p.m.; an autopsy confirmed death from a gunshot wound.

Investigators say the shooter returned to the SUV and it fled through a nearby alley. No arrests have been announced, no suspects publicly identified, and the case remains unsolved. Reports mention possible ties between Cuevas and the Fraser Maravilla Gang, a detail that has complicated the investigation according to those reports. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Francisco, was at Fraser Avenue that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please share what is known with investigators.