Carlos Beltran, 40, was found fatally shot on January 19, 2024, at about 1:00 a.m. near his running vehicle on Yucca Street near La Baig Avenue in Hollywood, Los Angeles. LAPD officers responding to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon discovered him lying in the roadway with a gunshot wound to the head; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

Beltran, known by his stage name Carlitos Aka Chunk, worked as a security guard and was an aspiring hip-hop and rap artist who lived with his family in Encino and had been working in the Studio City and Burbank areas. His shift that night was canceled and he reportedly went to Hollywood to meet a friend about music. He was found with all personal belongings intact, and family members said he was not involved in gang activity and had no known enemies. The LAPD has not identified suspects or made arrests and is asking anyone with information to come forward.

A memorial was held at the scene and a GoFundMe was started by his sister, Nataly Beltran Bolanos, to help with funeral expenses. Does anyone have information about Carlos’s plans that night or saw him in the Hollywood area after midnight on January 19?