Antonio Carachuri-Perez was 17 and a senior at Oceanside High School when he was shot and killed on March 11, 2012. Known as Tony and remembered locally for selling flowers and homemade ice cream, he was visiting relatives at his aunt’s house on Grant Street in the Crown Heights neighborhood when an unknown assailant approached the porch and shot him in the abdomen. He was air-lifted to Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla but died shortly after arriving.

Oceanside police initially described the shooting as gang-related, while family and friends said Antonio was not involved in gangs. The slaying occurred amid a series of gang-related incidents in the city that left the community shaken and demanding answers.

If anyone knew Antonio, his movements that evening, or has information about the shooting, please share what is known.