Miguel Angel Prado, 23, was fatally shot on August 18, 2023, at about 12:46 a.m. while seated in his SUV outside his apartment in the 100 block of East Caldwell Street in Compton. He had just returned from work with his girlfriend and was talking in the parked vehicle when a light-colored sedan pulled up. An unidentified man exited that sedan, walked to the driver’s side, looked inside, and then shot Prado multiple times in the upper torso as Prado tried to drive away; the SUV struck a parked car and the shooter fled west on Caldwell Street, then south on Willowbrook Avenue.

Authorities believe Prado was an innocent victim in a gang-related incident and say he had no known gang affiliations. No arrests have been announced and the suspect remains unidentified; investigators released a composite sketch of a Black male and security-footage images of the suspect vehicle. Prado had recently obtained a security guard license and was working at a facility caring for U.S. Veterans; family and friends remember him for his positive impact on the community.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org. Does anyone in the area remember seeing the light-colored sedan or anything on Caldwell Street that night?