Ruben Carlos Arango was 19 when he was fatally shot on August 23, 2002, in the Mar Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list his death as a gunshot homicide. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau handled the investigation, but no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

Ruben’s family and friends have been left without closure as the file remains open and there have been no public legal developments. Investigators continue to ask anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone knew Ruben, saw activity in Mar Vista on August 23, 2002, or has information that could help solve this case, please share what is known with the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.