On January 11, 2024 at about 7:58 p.m., officers found 25-year-old Luis Lopez-Flores after a shooting near the Rose Hill Recreation Center at Beryl Street and Mercury Avenue. Lopez-Flores had sustained gunshot wounds and crashed the vehicle he was driving; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:45 p.m. The incident has been described as gang-related.

An 18-year-old man was also at the scene with gunshot wounds and was taken to a hospital in stable condition; he did not cooperate with the police investigation. No arrests have been announced and the Los Angeles Police Department is asking anyone with information to come forward.

If anyone saw activity near Beryl Street and Mercury Avenue that evening or has information about the shooting, please share what is known with investigators.