Fernando Estrada, 38, was shot to death in downtown Los Angeles in the early hours of May 31, 2025. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him and ruled the manner of death a homicide, citing a gunshot wound to the chest; county records list case number 2025-08980. He was found down in the roadway near 702 East Sixth Street at Towne Avenue, on the edge of Skid Row, and was pronounced dead at the scene shortly before 2:40 a.m.

LAPD Central Division officers responded to reports of gunfire and detectives opened a homicide investigation. In the immediate aftermath police released no suspect description, and no arrests had been announced; appeals urged anyone with information to contact Central Bureau homicide investigators or submit anonymous tips. His death is also listed in gun-violence victim registries as an L.A. shooting on May 31, 2025.

Did anyone in the area that night see or hear anything that could help investigators?