Christopher Soto, 31, was found dead on a sidewalk in East Los Angeles on January 14, 2023. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 1000 block of South Arizona Avenue at about 4:55 a.m. and discovered Soto with a gunshot wound to the chest; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner‑Coroner classified the death as a homicide, cause listed as a gunshot wound to the chest.

Soto was born June 21, 1991, in Los Angeles and is survived by his parents Louie Soto and Pauline Caudillo; he was buried at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles. Authorities have not released information about suspects or a motive and continue to investigate.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.