On August 4, 2023, at about 7:25 p.m., 28-year-old Brandyn Rodrigo Mendez of Van Nuys was fatally shot at the Metro Orange Line bus station at Reseda Boulevard and Oxnard Street in Tarzana. A man in his twenties was also wounded and taken to a local hospital in stable condition.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Mendez and the other victim had just arrived at the station when they became involved in a confrontation with a suspect who produced a handgun and fired multiple shots before fleeing. The LAPD identified the suspect as 19-year-old Angel Garcia of Tarzana; Garcia fled to Mexico and was located and arrested there on September 5, 2023, with Mexican authorities’ assistance. He was extradited to Los Angeles and booked on murder and attempted murder charges and is being held on $2 million bail. The motive remains under investigation and authorities have not released further details about the confrontation.

Does anyone who was at the station that evening or who knows the victims have information that could help the investigation?