Frank Zavala, a 25-year-old Latino resident of Bellflower, was shot and killed the night of Monday, August 18, 2025. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lakewood Station were called about 9:15–9:16 p.m. to the 14000 block of Bellflower Boulevard near T. Mayne Thompson Park, across from St. John Bosco High School, where Zavala was found and pronounced dead at the scene.

The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified him the following day and listed the death as a homicide; county death records report the cause as a gunshot wound to the abdomen and log the case under number 2025-13218. Early reports said investigators canvassed the area for witnesses and surveillance footage. By the next day no arrests had been announced, and authorities released no suspect description or motive.

Family and community memorial pages noted services scheduled in Gardena.