On July 27, 2024, at about 4:22 a.m., officers responded to a shooting near Sixth Street and Wilton Avenue in Koreatown and found 39-year-old Miguel Juarez of Ontario suffering from multiple gunshot wounds to the torso. Paramedics pronounced him dead at 4:35 a.m.; the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by those gunshot wounds.

Witnesses told police they saw five potential suspects leave the scene in a vehicle, but no vehicle description has been released and no arrests or suspect identifications have been announced. Motive remains unknown and the LAPD describes the investigation as active.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the LAPD Olympic Station at 213-382-9102 or, during non-business hours, 877-527-3247; anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or via lacrimestoppers.org. Did anyone in Koreatown that morning see a vehicle or people fleeing near Sixth and Wilton?