Christian Ivan Gonzales was 19 when he was fatally shot on July 22, 2005, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list the cause of death as a gunshot wound. The Los Angeles Police Department led the investigation into his killing.

Reports noted the shooting was investigated as possibly gang-related, though the exact circumstances leading up to the shooting and the identities of those involved were not immediately clear. Investigators faced challenges common to gang-related cases, including witnesses reluctant to come forward. Over time investigators identified potential suspects and charged individuals in connection with Gonzales’s murder, and the matter proceeded through legal channels.

If anyone knew Christian, saw activity in Boyle Heights on July 22, 2005, or has information about this killing, please share what is known with the LAPD.