James Hernandez was 22 when he was shot and killed on December 19, 2022, in the parking lot of a Kohl’s in Sun Valley, California. The shooting happened about 9:58 p.m. while Hernandez was sitting in a white Chrysler van; a female passenger drove him to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

LAPD investigators say a single shot struck Hernandez in the chest. Witnesses described the shooter as a man about 5 feet 10 inches to 6 feet tall, weighing roughly 250 pounds, wearing a light blue medical mask. A dark vehicle, possibly a Dodge Charger, was seen fleeing the scene. Motive has not been determined and no arrests have been announced.

Valley Bureau homicide detectives are asking anyone with information to contact them. Did anyone see the van or the fleeing vehicle that night or know someone who matches that description?