Matthew Alvarado, a 19-year-old Latino from Bell Gardens, was fatally shot in Compton on January 28, 2025. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a shooting around 10:20 p.m. and found Alvarado in the driver’s seat of a vehicle in the 2200 block of East Rosecrans Avenue. He suffered multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at 10:39 p.m. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

Friends say Alvarado had just left work and was on his way to meet friends when he became the possible victim of a road rage incident. Investigators have not released information about a suspect or motive, and no arrests have been announced. Authorities are asking anyone with information to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.

Did anyone in Compton or Bell Gardens see a vehicle or altercation in the 2200 block of East Rosecrans Avenue that night?