Benjamin Velasco was 18 when he was fatally shot in a drive-by attack on Hayter Avenue in Paramount, California. The shooting took place at about 11 p.m. on July 28, 2007, at a family gathering; Velasco and 21-year-old Julio Ramirez were both rushed to Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Velasco died at about 2 a.m. on July 29, 2007; Ramirez died roughly five hours later.

Investigators determined the attack was gang-related. Authorities say Luis Jesus Rodriguez, identified as a member of the Paramount Barrio gang, left a vehicle armed with an AK-47 and opened fire on the two young men while they stood outside the gathering. Rodriguez reportedly fled in the getaway car driven by his brother, Daniel Cowie; a friend, Irvin Heredia, was also in the vehicle.

Rodriguez, Cowie and Heredia were later arrested. Rodriguez was convicted by a jury in February 2014 of two counts of first-degree murder with special-circumstance findings and was sentenced to death on September 21, 2015. Cowie was convicted in 2009 and later received a 40 years to life term; Heredia pleaded guilty to manslaughter in 2009 and was sentenced to 11 years.

Did anyone who knew Benjamin or was at that gathering notice anything unusual that night?