Alan Torres was 18 when he was shot and killed on May 4, 2007, in the 3100 block of Gleason Avenue in Los Angeles. The shooting occurred at about 6:02 p.m. in the LAPD Hollenbeck Division, and witnesses reported a 17-year-old Latino youth approached Torres and shot him multiple times. The shooting was believed to have arisen from a dispute between the two.

The 17-year-old suspect was arrested and charged with Torres’s murder. Detective Gustavo Barrientos of the Hollenbeck Division confirmed the arrest and charges. Torres’s family and friends have continued to mourn his death, and the case has been discussed locally as an example of youth gun violence and its consequences.

Did anyone living in the Gleason Avenue area in May 2007 see or hear anything that could help shed more light on what happened that evening?