Hilton Rodriguez, 39, was fatally shot in a driveway in Los Angeles on December 19, 2024. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office identified him and listed the manner of death as homicide, with the cause recorded as a gunshot wound to the back; the formal pronouncement came at 9:59 p.m. that evening.

Authorities have not released details about arrests or identified suspects, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has not publicly disclosed specific information about this case. Investigators continue to examine the circumstances, and family and community members are mourning Rodriguez as they await further developments.

Does anyone in the Los Angeles area have information about what happened that night or saw activity in the neighborhood on December 19, 2024?