Jacqueline Jackie Rodriguez was 17 when she was fatally shot on August 22, 2006, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Coroner’s records list her cause of death as a gunshot wound. Reports say she was an unintended victim caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in a neighborhood with a history of gang activity.

The Los Angeles Police Department investigated, but the case faced obstacles because witnesses were reluctant to come forward. Investigators identified and questioned several suspects and later, after renewed efforts and advances in forensic work, arrested key suspects believed to have been directly involved. The suspects were charged with murder, attempted murder and gang-related offenses.

Jacqueline’s family kept the case in the public eye while the community mourned a life cut short. If anyone knew Jacqueline or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with the authorities.