Aldo Ramirez was 15 when he was fatally shot on the evening of April 13, 2024, in Azusa, California. First responders found him around 8:45 p.m. in the 300 block of South O’Malley Avenue with a gunshot wound to his torso; he was treated at the scene, transported to a local hospital, and pronounced dead. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide from the gunshot wound.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone with information to contact its Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500; anonymous tips can be made to LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or via lacrimestoppers.org. A GoFundMe was set up to help with funeral expenses.

Can anyone who was in the South O’Malley Avenue area that night or who knew Aldo share information that might help investigators?