Maliki Foust, 22, of Victorville was found shot to death in a vehicle at the Walnut Ridge Apartment Complex on South Sentous Avenue in West Covina on November 2, 2022. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the death a homicide from multiple gunshot wounds. His 19-year-old brother Majarion Foust was critically injured in the same incident and later died at a hospital.

West Covina police responded about 10:45 p.m. that night. Investigators said the shooting did not appear gang-related and described it as an ambush; surveillance footage released by police shows the moments before the attack, though the actual shooting was not captured. Authorities identified 19-year-old Michael Mariano Jr., a cousin of the Foust brothers who lived at the apartment complex, as the suspect and say he is wanted, believed armed and dangerous, and known to frequent the San Fernando, Riverside and Los Angeles County areas.

Anyone with information on Mariano’s whereabouts or the shooting is asked to contact the West Covina Police Department.