Samuel Villaseñor, 22, was fatally shot on August 26, 2023, at about 11:30 p.m. in the 1900 block of Sierra Leone Avenue in Rowland Heights, California. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responding to multiple reports of gunfire found two male shooting victims; Villaseñor was pronounced dead at the scene and a second man was taken to hospital in stable condition.

A suspect was arrested at the scene and a firearm was recovered, though authorities have not publicly identified the suspect and the motive remains under investigation. Funeral services were handled by Holy Cross Cemetery and Mortuary in Culver City, and friends and family have posted remembrances on sites honoring victims of gun violence.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS or lacrimestoppers.org. Did anyone in Rowland Heights see or hear anything that night that could help investigators?