On November 29, 2024, at about 2:48 a.m., 31-year-old Hispanic man Paul Pacheco Jr. was fatally shot while walking in the 7700 block of Garvey Avenue in Rosemead, California. Deputies found him with a gunshot wound to the back; emergency responders pronounced him dead at the scene and the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner listed cause of death as homicide by gunshot wound to the back, with time of death recorded as 3:09 a.m.

Paul Pacheco Jr. had been walking to calm down after a family argument when he was killed. His mother has identified a 13-year-old boy as the person who shot him; because of the suspect’s age he is not being charged as an adult and faces a juvenile system sentence range reported as two to seven years if convicted. A second boy who was reportedly with the 13-year-old is not being charged and remains free. No arrest had been officially announced and no suspect identity was released in initial media reporting.

Family and friends described Paul as kind and hard-working. A vigil was held near the shooting location and funeral services were scheduled through Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier. Does anyone have information about Paul’s last movements that could help clarify what happened that night?