Edgar Silva, 37, was found fatally shot in a riverbed area along the 2800 block of East Del Amo Boulevard near Santa Fe Avenue, on the border of Carson and unincorporated Rancho Dominguez by Compton, California. Deputies were called at roughly 3:30 p.m. on August 5, 2025, and the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him and ruled the manner of death homicide from a gunshot wound to the chest. The case was logged under number 2025-12498 and detectives opened a homicide investigation.

Initial dispatches and later confirmations fixed the essentials—the victim’s name, age, gender, the time and place of the shooting—but released no suspect description or stated motive. The Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau has asked the public to contact investigators or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers. No arrests have been announced as of the latest reports.

The clinical details are clear; who shot Edgar Silva and why remain unanswered. If anyone has information about Silva, his last movements, or the stretch of East Del Amo Boulevard where he was found, please contact investigators.