Juan Leon Villa, a 36-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on March 31, 2011, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. Coroner’s records say Villa was standing on a sidewalk in the 1500 block of Blinn Avenue shortly before midnight when two attackers drove by and the passenger fired several rounds from a handgun, striking him in the torso. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.

The LAPD opened an investigation but initially had no motive and no identified suspects. The drive-by nature of the shooting and the lack of witnesses willing to come forward have been cited as obstacles, and there were no immediate arrests. Intermittent activity in the case surfaced over the years, but no significant breakthroughs had been reported and the investigation remained open.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information that could help the LAPD, Crime Stoppers and the department were asking for tips.