On October 3, 2024, at about 5:05 p.m., deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to a shooting near Oleander Avenue and Compton Boulevard in Compton and found 25-year-old Leonel Arechiga Morales with gunshot wounds to his upper torso. He was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead at 6:04 p.m. The Medical Examiner-Coroner identified him as born August 5, 1999; an autopsy listed the cause of death as a gunshot wound to the neck and the manner of death as homicide.

Authorities have urged anyone with information to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477. The case highlights ongoing community concern about gun violence in Compton.

If anyone knew Leonel or saw anything near Oleander Avenue and Compton Boulevard on October 3, please contact investigators with information.