Steven Contreras, 43, of Baldwin Park, California, was shot and killed on February 8, 2014, near Whitesell Street and Virginia Avenue. Coroner’s records state he was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 8:14 p.m. after being taken to a nearby hospital; an autopsy listed a gunshot wound to the torso as the cause of death.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation. Public details about arrests or suspects are scant, and authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers. Contreras was a lifelong San Gabriel Valley resident who worked as a landscaper and was survived by his mother, three children, five sisters, and six brothers. His family and community remembered his sense of humor and kindness.

Does anyone in Baldwin Park or the San Gabriel Valley have information that could help investigators?