Osiel Hipolito was a 20-year-old U.S. Navy sailor on leave from a tour in Iraq when he was shot and killed on September 3, 2005, at a swap meet mall on South Atlantic Avenue near Compton Boulevard in East Compton, California. The attack began when suspected gang members confronted Hipolito; Raul Damian Martinez opened fire, striking Hipolito, Hipolito’s 16-year-old brother, and Hipolito’s pregnant wife. Hipolito died of his wounds. His wife was shot in the stomach and gave birth prematurely to a baby girl who suffered a gunshot wound to one leg; the brother was shot in the arm.

Raul Damian Martinez was arrested in Moreno Valley nearly two weeks after the shooting and was charged with first-degree murder, two counts of attempted murder involving Hipolito’s wife and brother, and one count of attempted murder of the baby. A jury later convicted Martinez and a judge sentenced him to 155 years to life plus 17 years. The case is a stark example of the lethal consequences of gang-related violence and the toll it took on a young family.

Did anyone witness the shooting at the swap meet or have information about the attackers that hasn’t been shared?