Juan Luis Gómez-Ramirez, 32, was fatally shot on May 16, 2024, while riding a Metro bus in Commerce, California. A special education teacher and basketball coach originally from Puebla, Mexico, he had been visiting Los Angeles with his wife, Sarahi Varela, and their 2-year-old son, Elliot, and was working part time at a local warehouse to help support the family during their stay.

Authorities say the shooting occurred shortly before 5 p.m. on a bus near the 6200 block of Slauson Avenue. Prosecutors allege 30-year-old Winston Apolinario Rivera boarded, sat behind Gómez-Ramirez, then walked to the rear exit and shot him in the head; Rivera was later arrested hiding under a train and charged with murder and firearm counts. Officials described the attack as random and unprovoked; no motive has been reported. The family has launched a GoFundMe and the widow’s attorney is pursuing a U visa so she can remain in the U.S. while proceedings move forward.

Did anyone on that route or nearby see anything that could help clarify what happened?