On May 11, 2016 at about 9:17 p.m. 19-year-old Jose De Jesus Alatorre-Guzman called 911 to report he had been shot. Officers and medical personnel found him near the intersection of Minnesota Street and Washington Avenue and took him to UMC Trauma Center.

Detectives later learned he had been walking in the 5100 block of Vermont Avenue when an unknown male in a black four-door vehicle, possibly a Honda, engaged him in conversation, shot him once, and drove away. Alatorre-Guzman died from his injuries on May 14, 2016. No suspect or motive has been identified.

If anyone has information about this homicide, please contact LVMPD’s Homicide Section at 828-3521.