A 15-year-old, David Martinez Vega, was shot and killed in Bell, California, on the evening of May 1, 2026. The shooting occurred at about 5:01 p.m. in the 6300 block of Alamo Avenue; paramedics transported him to a local hospital where he died of multiple gunshot wounds. Authorities described the incident as gang-related and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is handling the investigation.

In the early hours of May 2, officers from the South Gate Police Department stopped a vehicle matching the description of one believed to have been used in the killing. A teenage male who had been in that vehicle was detained and taken to the Bell Police Department for questioning. The detainee’s identity has not been disclosed, and no public information is available about any formal charges, trial, convictions, or sentencing in connection with David Vega’s death.

If anyone has information about the shooting on Alamo Avenue or knew David Martinez Vega, please come forward to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.