Arturo Sanchez was 29 when he was shot and killed on April 21, 2002, in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. Coroner records list the death as a gunshot fatality from a drive-by shooting.

Investigators concluded the attack was tied to an ongoing gang rivalry. The Los Angeles Police Department investigated and later charged several suspects. One defendant, Jose Angel Herrera (also known as Jose Luis Herrera and Angel Herrera), was tried on first-degree murder and gang-related special-circumstance allegations. The jury found him guilty, including findings that he personally and intentionally discharged a firearm during the crime.

The killing of Sanchez underscores the deadly consequences of gang conflicts in the neighborhood and the lasting grief for his family and friends. Does anyone have information about Sanchez’s life in Boyle Heights or the Opal Street gang’s activity at that time?