Jose Negrete Huaxtitta, a 21-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot on January 11, 2006, at the southeast corner of Houston and North Soto streets in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Coroner records and responding officers found he had been shot multiple times and he died at the scene in the early morning hours.

Witnesses heard several gunshots and reported a vehicle speeding away. The LAPD canvassed the area, collected evidence and interviewed potential witnesses. Detectives identified several persons of interest early on but made no immediate arrests, and the case was classified as a homicide and kept open.

The family has urged for justice and the LAPD continues to investigate. If anyone has information about that night or the vehicle seen leaving the scene, please come forward.