On August 4, 2023, at about 11:33 p.m., 33-year-old Jose Vinalay was shot on the 3000 block of Gladys Avenue in Rosemead, California. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department found Vinalay with a gunshot wound to the chest; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 11:46 p.m. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the death a homicide, listing the cause as a gunshot wound to the chest.

No arrests have been announced and the suspect or suspects remain unidentified. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is investigating and has asked the public for information. Friends and family have memorialized Vinalay on platforms that honor victims of gun violence, and community members have voiced concern about safety in the area.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 (or lacrimestoppers.org).