On the night of January 11, 2026, Miguel Sanchez, a 39-year-old Latino man, was found dead inside a tent pitched in an alley behind 950 West 80th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Police Department responded to a shooting call at about 10:10 p.m. and discovered Sanchez with fatal gunshot wounds to his head and chest. The Los Angeles County coroner’s office ruled his death a homicide.

A dog was also found shot to death near the tent. Police cordoned off the alley and interviewed residents as they began their investigation. In the days after the shooting, no suspects had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced; detectives continue to seek information from the community.

If anyone in Vermont Knolls saw activity in that alley on the night of January 11, or has information about Sanchez, please share what is known with investigators.