Samuel Romano, 43, was shot to death late on Sunday, June 29, 2025, on the sidewalk in front of a 7-Eleven at Wilshire Boulevard and Witmer Street in the Westlake neighborhood. Police responded around 10:30 p.m. and found Romano collapsed on the pavement; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The county medical examiner recorded the death as a homicide caused by gunshot wounds and listed his date of birth as August 22, 1981.

Detectives canvassed the area around the intersection as officers secured the scene, and early accounts said Romano died where he fell, just steps from the store entrance. Local reports described an active search for the shooter in the hours and days after the killing, but police initially released no suspect description and no arrest or motive had been announced.

If anyone was in the Westlake area near Wilshire and Witmer that Sunday night or has information about the shooting, please share what was seen or heard with investigators.