On the early morning of Monday, November 17, 2025, 19-year-old Oscar Medina was shot and killed while painting graffiti on a wall along the 2700–2900 block of Marengo Street at Evergreen Avenue in Boyle Heights. Witnesses reported a vehicle pulled up, someone inside opened fire, and Medina was struck multiple times; he collapsed beside a cluster of spray paint cans and was later pronounced dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner recorded his death as occurring outdoors on a sidewalk in Los Angeles.

LAPD Hollenbeck Division officers and homicide detectives processed the scene, which was cordoned off for forensic work. Early reports say the shooter or shooters fled in a vehicle before officers arrived; no detailed description of the assailant or car has been released and investigators have not announced any arrests. Medina’s name has appeared on public memorial lists as friends and family remember him.

If anyone saw activity on Marengo Street between about 1:25 and 1:30 a.m. that night or has information about the vehicle involved, please contact LAPD Hollenbeck.