On the night of May 21, 2023, at about 10:53 p.m., 29-year-old Javier Hernandez was fatally shot while driving in Gardena, California. Hernandez was traveling northbound on Chadron Avenue in a white Toyota Corolla when he passed a group of four to five people standing on the west side of the 14800 block. He tried to flee but lost control and crashed into several parked cars near the 14700 block; he was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead.

Suspects remain unidentified and at large; authorities have not released detailed descriptions or a known motive. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating. If anyone was in the area that night or has dashcam, doorbell, or other footage or information about the group on Chadron Avenue, please come forward. Would anyone in the neighborhood or who drives that route regularly have seen something that could help investigators?