Julio Ramirez was a 21-year-old Latino man who died after being shot during a drive-by attack at a family gathering on the evening of July 28, 2007, in the 15300 block of Hayter Avenue in Paramount, California. The neighborhood was described as one with gang activity. Ramirez and another young man, Benjamin Velasco, were taken to Long Beach Memorial Hospital; Velasco died early on July 29 and Ramirez died a few hours later.

Investigators determined the shooting was gang-related and linked to the Paramount Barrio gang. Luis Jesus Rodriguez, armed with an AK-47 that night, exited a vehicle and opened fire, striking Velasco first and then Ramirez as he tried to flee. Rodriguez was arrested on July 31, 2007, later convicted of two counts of first-degree murder along with additional gang-related findings, and was sentenced to death. Daniel Cowie, who drove the vehicle, was convicted in 2009 and sentenced to 40 years to life; passenger Irvin Heredia pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received an 11-year sentence.

Did anyone who knew Julio or Benjamin attend that gathering or recognize the location on Hayter Avenue?