Michael Soto was 17 when he was shot and killed on March 26, 2012, on the 9100 block of Painter Avenue in South Whittier, near a continuation school. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list multiple gunshot wounds; early reports suggested a head wound but a later examination showed several gunshot injuries. Paramedics took Soto to Whittier Presbyterian Hospital in serious condition and he was later pronounced dead.

Authorities arrested 19-year-old Eudiel Lopez about six hours after the shooting, a few blocks from the scene. A handgun believed to be the murder weapon was recovered and ballistics testing was planned. Lopez was held on $2 million bail and had a recent arrest for methamphetamine possession and had been released from jail eight days before the shooting. The Sheriff’s Department asked anyone with information to contact investigators; Crime Stoppers anonymity was offered.

Are there details readers in South Whittier remember that could shed light on what happened that night?