Robert Samuel Orona, 46, was found dead in a parked vehicle in Whittier, California, on March 12, 2024. The Los Angeles County coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and classified the death as a homicide.

Orona had prior contacts with law enforcement: arrests in May 2011 for resisting or obstructing a peace officer and battery on a peace officer; in August 2016 for inflicting corporal injury on a spouse or cohabitant; and in February 2020 on charges of assault with a firearm upon a peace officer.

If anyone has information about Orona’s movements or contacts in Whittier around March 12, 2024, please contact the investigating agency.