On April 15, 2023, 39-year-old Juan Francisco Lopez-Suarez was fatally shot while painting over gang-related graffiti near 19105 Parthenia Street in Northridge, Los Angeles. He had been hired to remove the graffiti for extra income and was working with others when a 24-year-old man, Jamal Jackson, allegedly confronted them and opened fire with a handgun, striking Lopez-Suarez multiple times in the chest. Lopez-Suarez was taken to a hospital and later died of his wounds.

Surveillance video reportedly showed the suspect vandalizing the building earlier and returning as the graffiti was being painted over. Three other people were injured in the shooting; one of those victims, 69-year-old Benjamin Marin Sr., later died in June 2023. Authorities said none of the victims had gang ties and that those present had been hired to paint over the graffiti. He was held without bail pending trial.

Lopez-Suarez had reportedly taken the job to earn money to send to his daughter in Nicaragua for her birthday. Does anyone have information about Lopez-Suarez’s work that day or about the area around Parthenia Street that could help the investigation?