Johnathan Werdi was a 17-year-old Latino male who was found fatally wounded on a sidewalk in the El Sereno neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 26, 2025. The Los Angeles County coroner identified him and ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at 7:30 a.m. on March 26, 2025.

Reports say the shooting may have been gang-related, but details about what happened before the shooting, the shooter or shooters, and a motive have not been released. A visitation was scheduled for April 9, 2025, at Pierce Brothers Turner & Stevens Mortuary in San Gabriel, and the funeral home offered condolences to his family and friends.

Anyone who saw activity in El Sereno that morning or has information about Johnathan Werdi’s death is asked to come forward.