On March 22, 2008, 18-year-old student Jimmy Tran of El Monte was shot and killed outside a house party in Rosemead at about 11 p.m., near the intersection of Charlotte Avenue and Park Street. Tran and two other high school students were fleeing a fight when assailants opened fire on the red Acura they were trying to leave in; the car crashed into a white metal fence. Tran was killed by a gunshot to the head. Another student, Danny Chan, was also killed and a third survived but had to be pried from the wrecked vehicle.

Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say the shooters were described as Asian men about 18 to 20 years old and believe the victims were not gang-involved, raising the possibility of mistaken identity. Investigators report the case remains unsolved and say potential witnesses have been unwilling or too frightened to talk, a problem detectives attribute in part to the low-profile nature described for local Asian gangs. The investigation is active and detectives continue to ask anyone with information to come forward.