In the early hours of October 14, 2024, Baldwin Park police responded to reports of gunfire in the 13800 block of Kenmore Avenue. Officers found 46-year-old Baldwin Park resident Jesse Hernandez lying in the roadway with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper chest. Emergency personnel arrived shortly after but Hernandez was pronounced dead at the scene at 3:27 a.m.

An autopsy by the County of Los Angeles Department of Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be a perforating gunshot wound to the chest and ruled the manner of death homicide. A memorial of flowers, candles and photographs has been left at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500, or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477, via the P3 Tips app, or at lacrimestoppers.org. Did anyone in Baldwin Park see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?