On February 20, 2024, at about 1:28 p.m., 19-year-old Jorge Ramos was fatally shot in North Hollywood, California. Police found Ramos on the sidewalk at Vanowen Street and Ethel Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Witnesses reported seeing two people flee immediately after the shooting.

LAPD detectives executed search and arrest warrants on February 29 in the San Fernando Valley. A 13-year-old boy was arrested in Van Nuys and a 14-year-old boy in North Hills; both were taken into custody without incident and investigators recovered several pieces of evidence. The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office filed charges: the 14-year-old faces one count of murder and the 13-year-old is charged as an accessory to murder. Authorities continue to investigate and ask anyone with information to contact Detective Benyamin Sadeh at 818-374-9550 or call 877-LAPD-247.

If anyone knew Jorge or saw activity near Vanowen and Ethel on February 20, what can be shared with investigators?