Oscar Armando Padilla, a 42-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot on September 7, 2002, in Wilmington, Los Angeles. Coroner’s records list multiple gunshot wounds, indicating he was shot several times. No arrests have been made and investigators have not publicly identified suspects.

Police say the case remains open but stalled by a lack of witnesses and concrete evidence; relatives and friends continue to seek closure. There have been no significant developments reported since the killing and the LAPD remains hopeful that new information or forensic advances could produce a lead.

If anyone knew Oscar, his routine, or saw something in Wilmington around September 7, 2002, please share what might help bring answers.