Encarnacion Ibarra, 45, was found fatally shot inside a white Ford Ranger on the night of November 1, 2023. LAPD officers responded to a shots fired call near 23rd Street and Ellendale Place in the University Park area of Los Angeles at about 11:26 p.m. and discovered Ibarra seated in the driver’s seat with multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics pronounced Ibarra dead at the scene.

South Bureau Homicide detectives are investigating. No suspect descriptions or arrests have been released, and detectives have asked anyone with information to call the LAPD South Bureau Homicide Division at 323-786-5100 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS. The motive remains unclear.

If anyone saw activity near 23rd Street and Ellendale Place that night or has information about this shooting, please contact the detectives handling the case.