Christian Peña, a 24-year-old Latino male, was discovered shortly before sunrise on Monday, February 13, 2023, lying face down and unclothed along the shoulder of San Gabriel Canyon Road in the foothills above Azusa. A passerby’s 911 call around daybreak brought first responders and homicide detectives to the 2000 block, where they pronounced him dead at the scene and began piecing together how he had ended up on the quiet mountain corridor.
In the days that followed, investigators canvassed the area and traced his movements, while the coroner worked to determine the cause of death. When the autopsy confirmed a fatal gunshot wound to the leg and ruled the manner of death a homicide, the lonely stretch of Highway 39 turned into a focal point of a broader search for answers about Peña’s final hours.
Detectives released few details publicly. There was no immediate word of a motive or the circumstances that led to the shooting, and they did not disclose why Peña was found unclothed. Appeals for tips continued as the case moved from an unexplained roadside death to a confirmed killing, and the official record remained spare, marked mostly by the location, the date, and the coroner’s finding.
Separate from official statements, unverified sources reported that a man named Tevin Boesing was arrested on suspicion of murder in Los Angeles County in July 2023. These reports do not identify a victim or provide a publicly verifiable case number, and they have not been linked by authorities to Peña’s homicide. In the absence of an official announcement tying any arrest to this case, the investigation into who shot Peña, why he was left near the roadway, and who else might have been involved remains unresolved in the public record.
