Jose Manuel Valenzuela, 21, of Riverside, California, was shot and killed on September 15, 2014, in El Monte. He and a 29-year-old man were sitting in the back seat of a light-colored Nissan in the 2600 block of Sastre Avenue when a vehicle pulled up behind them, two Latino men exited and opened fire. Both passengers were struck; Valenzuela was pronounced dead shortly after midnight and the other man was hospitalized in critical condition.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau investigated and sought public help to identify the shooters. No arrests have been reported in connection with Valenzuela’s death and the motive has not been disclosed. The family and community remain without answers.

If anyone has information about that night or about the two men who exited the other vehicle, please share it with the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.