Johnny Carbajal, a 27-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on November 29, 2010, in the 900 block of Fries Avenue in Wilmington, Los Angeles. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found Carbajal inside an apartment complex with fatal gunshot wounds. The coroner records list his death as a homicide.

Investigators linked Carbajal’s killing to the La Rana gang, a Torrance-based group tied to the Mexican Mafia. The investigation, called Operation Senor Frog, uncovered a multi-state narcotics trafficking network led by Senon Grajeda. Grajeda, his nephew Daniel, and an associate, Raul Benitez, were implicated in Carbajal’s murder as part of the broader probe into the trafficking ring.

Carbajal’s death illustrates the lethal reach of the gang activity under investigation. If anyone has information about that night on Fries Avenue or knew Johnny, please share what you know.