Eliasar Eli Acosta, 23, was found fatally shot in his vehicle on June 14, 2023, at about 6:10 a.m. in the 400 block of North Bullis Road in Compton, California. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department pronounced him dead from a gunshot wound to the back. No arrests or suspects have been announced and the department is asking anyone with information to come forward.

Acosta, a Paramount resident, was well known for his long volunteer work with the Leos Club at Paramount High School and later the Paramount Lions Club. For more than six years he helped run a Fourth of July fireworks stand that raised funds for the club and took part in charitable activities such as delivering food to needy families during the holidays. Friends and mentors remember him as personable and community-minded.

On the night of his death he had been working as a food delivery driver with his girlfriend; he dropped her off in South Los Angeles around 2 a.m. and she believed he returned home to Paramount. His vehicle and his injuries were discovered in Compton hours later; what happened between about 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. remains unclear. If anyone knew Eliasar, saw him that night, or has information about his movements, please share what you know with investigators.