George Vera, 38, was fatally shot on February 17, 2024, at about 10:30 p.m. at a convenience store in the 5400 block of East Beverly Boulevard in East Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified Vera and ruled the manner of death homicide, citing multiple gunshot wounds as the cause.

Vera had prior legal encounters, including arrests on suspicion of robbery in February 2010 by the Montebello Police Department and another robbery arrest in Los Angeles County in February 2021. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is investigating and asks anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or lacrimestoppers.org.

If anyone was in the area that night or has information about what happened, please share what is known.