Willie Flores Jr. was 22 when he was shot and killed early on June 22, 2008, in Citrus, California. The shooting happened about 3:00 a.m. at 5614 N. Fenimore Ave. in the Azusa neighborhood. Flores suffered a gunshot wound to the chest, was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital, and was pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigators treated the death as a homicide. Reports say the shooting occurred in a residential area, but the identity of the shooter and any motive remain unclear. No suspects have been publicly identified and no arrests were announced; the case has been described as stalled by a lack of eyewitnesses and concrete leads.

The family has urged authorities to keep the investigation active, and community members have urged more attention to unsolved local homicides. Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.