Geraldo Padilla, a 19-year-old resident of North Hollywood, California, was shot and killed late at night on June 15, 2012. He was found with multiple gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a vehicle speed away, and investigators treated the incident as a drive-by shooting.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation that struggled early on with few immediate leads and apparent witness reluctance to come forward. The community was left mourning a young life taken in violence.

If anyone in North Hollywood that night saw a speeding vehicle or has information about Geraldo Padilla’s death, please share what is known.