Omar Flores, 15, known by the nickname Lethal, was shot and killed in the pre-dawn hours of Saturday, April 18, 2026, in a 7-Eleven parking lot in the 12900 block of Bess Avenue in Baldwin Park. First responders found Flores with a gunshot wound to the chest at about 5:10 a.m.; he was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other men were critically injured in the same incident.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is assisting the Baldwin Park Police Department in the investigation. No motive or suspect information has been released so far. Flores was the father of a five-month-old baby.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers. Does anyone have information that could help investigators or knew Omar and can share details about that morning?