Jesus Eduardo Valenzuela Lopez, 20, was found near a parking lot in the 700 block of West Kettering Street in Lancaster on the evening of April 14, 2023, after multiple reports of gunfire. Deputies arrived around 7:58 p.m. and discovered Lopez unconscious with gunshot wounds. He was taken to a hospital and later pronounced dead; the Los Angeles County coroner attributed the death to a gunshot wound to the chest and classified it as a homicide.

No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate and asks anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.

If anyone knew Jesus or saw activity in that area on April 14, what can be shared with investigators?