Seventeen-year-old Dylan Ramirez was killed on April 11, 2023, during an attempted robbery in Koreatown, Los Angeles. Around 10:30 p.m. he was seated in the passenger seat of a parked Nissan Altima near 7th and Berendo when a man approached, brandished a firearm and demanded money. The driver tried to flee and the assailant fired multiple shots, striking Dylan in the head.

Dylan’s friend drove to Olympic Boulevard and Burlington Avenue and met LAPD officers, who rendered aid. Dylan was pronounced dead at the scene. Family remember him as funny and planning to become an electrician after high school; his brother Alejandro Castro said Dylan still had a lot of life and plans. The suspect is described as a heavyset Hispanic male in his early 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches to 5 feet 10 inches tall. As of December 2024 no arrests have been reported and the case remains under investigation.

If anyone has information about that night or the suspect, please contact the Los Angeles Police Department.