Juan Ramirez, 45, was shot and killed in Compton, California, on February 27, 2025, about 6 p.m. The shooting happened in the 1000 block of South Whitemarsh Avenue, just south of Alondra Boulevard. Emergency responders from the Compton Fire Department pronounced Ramirez dead at the scene; the Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner identified him on March 3, 2025.

No suspect information has been released and no arrests have been announced. Authorities say the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating and are asking anyone with information to get in touch; anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers. A separate arrest record lists a 56-year-old Juan Ramirez taken into custody on April 24, 2025, but there is no indication that person is connected to the February shooting.

Are there neighbors or anyone who was in the area that evening who can help fill in what happened?