Freddy Gutierrez, 26, was shot late on the night of September 13, 2025, while driving through the 14600 block of Larch Avenue in Lawndale. Deputies responded to an illegal shooting and traffic collision call around 11:26 p.m.; after being struck by gunfire his vehicle continued northbound and crashed into the front yard of a house near the Larch Townhomes. He was pronounced dead soon after midnight and the county later identified him by name, recording the death as a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds (case number 2025-14626.

Authorities described the attack as gang-related and said two men were seen fleeing on foot in an unknown direction. No arrests had been announced and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau asked anyone with information to come forward. The shooting left a quiet residential block shaken and produced an official record fixing the date, location, and cause of death.

Anyone who was in the area that night or who may have seen the suspects is asked to share information with investigators.