Luis Romo was 21 when he was shot and killed in the early morning hours of April 1, 2007, in an alley at 2416 Boulder Street in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The shooting happened about 1:33 a.m. as Romo was walking just off Soto Street. A bullet struck him, passing through several vital organs; he ran a short distance, jumped a 3 1/2-foot chain-link fence into a nearby yard, then collapsed and died.

Hollenbeck Detective Marc Phillips led the investigation and asked the public for tips to identify the shooter. No significant arrests or publicly identified suspects have been reported and the case remained open. If anyone saw activity in that alley or has information about who might have shot Luis Romo, please come forward and share what is known.