On October 22, 2023, at about 7:45 p.m., deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a shooting in the 15100 block of South White Avenue, between Atlantic Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard in East Rancho Dominguez. Officers found 33-year-old Jose Bustos on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to his lower body. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:19 p.m. The county Medical Examiner‑Coroner ruled the manner of death a homicide, listing the cause as a gunshot wound to the leg.

Authorities have not released details about what led to the shooting, and no suspects or motives have been publicly named. The Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is investigating and has asked anyone with information to call 323-890-5500 or submit anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

Did anyone in the area see or hear anything the evening of October 22, 2023 that could help investigators?