Fernando Edgar Bernabe, 31, was shot and killed on June 17, 2024, at about 7:35 p.m. in the parking lot of Valencia Liquor at 22925 Lyons Avenue in the Newhall area of Santa Clarita, California. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the chest and classified the death as a homicide.

Investigators with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau described the shooting as gang-related, saying both the victim and the suspects had gang affiliations. On June 26, 2024, 24-year-old Omar Garcia Ramirez was arrested and charged with first-degree murder, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and felony evading arrest; he was held without bail. A second suspect, 29-year-old Jose Roberto Corona, a Valencia resident and barber, was arrested July 14, 2024, and charged with first-degree murder; he was booked into Men’s Central Jail and held without bail.

Family and friends mourned Bernabe’s death and held memorial services, and members of the community voiced concern about rising gang-related violence. Does anyone with information about the shooting or the people involved still have details to share with investigators?