A 17-year-old named Daniel Ramirez was fatally shot in North Hills on the evening of January 5, 2026. The shooting occurred about 8:15 p.m. in the 8700 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard near Parthenia Street, a busy commercial stretch. Ramirez was standing in front of a pawn shop when a car with two occupants pulled up and the occupants opened fire; he was taken to Northridge Hospital and later died of his wounds.

LAPD officers found Ramirez after a call of shots fired and determined the episode followed two separate shootings involving several juvenile males in the area; investigators believe the attack was gang-related. The Robbery-Homicide Division, Valley Section, is handling the case. One of the suspects was described only as a Hispanic male and no arrests have been announced.

Anyone with information that could identify the suspects is asked to contact investigators; did anyone see activity in the 8700 block of North Sepulveda Boulevard that evening?