Edgar De Santiago Artechi, a 42-year-old Latino man, was fatally shot in South Gate, California, on the evening of August 8, 2026. Police were called at about 9:40 p.m. to the 3500 block of Liberty Boulevard, between Florence Avenue and Firestone Boulevard, after reports of an assault with a deadly weapon. Officers found Artechi with a fatal gunshot wound; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Witnesses at the scene identified an individual they said was responsible, and that person was detained by responding officers as a person of interest. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is assisting the South Gate Police Department and the investigation remains active. Authorities have not released a motive or publicly identified the person who was detained, and no information about formal charges or court proceedings has been shared.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about what led to this shooting, please come forward to assist the ongoing investigation.