LOS ANGELES, CA – A 20-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday in the Central-Alameda area of South Los Angeles, and police are searching for two suspects who fled in a vehicle, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Officers responded to a radio call about a shooting at about 1:40 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 8, in the 4800 block of Staunton Avenue, the LAPD Media Relations Division said. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner identified the victim as Jaime Hernandez Jr., 20, in its case record. The office lists his case number as 2026-17802 and his death as pronounced Sunday.
No arrests have been announced.
How the shooting unfolded
The LAPD said two suspects walked up to the man, fired shots and fled in a vehicle. Officers arrived after the radio call and found the man had been shot.
According to initial reports, Los Angeles Fire Department personnel arrived and began CPR before the man died at the scene. The LAPD has not released further details about the medical response.
Preliminary information indicated the shooting may have occurred at a gathering inside a warehouse. The LAPD did not confirm that the shooting happened at a warehouse party or rave.
Police describe a demand for a chain
Investigators learned that the victim was approached by two men who demanded his chain, the LAPD said. When he refused, the men shot him.
The LAPD said the two suspects then left in a dark green Honda Civic. A department spokesperson described the vehicle as dark-colored when speaking with reporters on Sunday.
The department has not released descriptions of the two men. Officials have not said how many shots were fired.
Victim identified by the medical examiner
The medical examiner’s case record names the victim as Jaime Hernandez Jr. and gives his age as 20. The LAPD’s own statements described him only as a 20-year-old man.
No statement from the family has been released. The medical examiner’s record had not yet listed a cause or manner of death in the information available Monday.
Detectives investigating
Homicide detectives from the LAPD’s Newton Area are handling the investigation. Detectives R. Solorza and J. Linn are the investigators on the case.
The shooting took place in Central-Alameda, a community in South Los Angeles within the Newton Area’s patrol territory. The LAPD has not said whether the investigation is connected to any other recent incident in the area, and nothing in the available information indicates a link.
Crime data for Los Angeles
The LAPD publishes crime mapping and COMPSTAT statistics for the City of Los Angeles on its website. The figures are tallied by the department and cover crimes reported in the city.
Offense records reported to the LAPD for incidents in the city in 2026 are also available in the LAPD NIBRS offenses dataset on the City of Los Angeles open data portal. A search listing showed the dataset was last updated Oct. 27.
Call for information
Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to call the LAPD at 213-486-6606. Detectives are seeking details about the two men and the dark green Honda Civic in which they left.
Suspects remain at large
The two suspects remained outstanding Monday, and the LAPD had not announced an arrest. The investigation remains active, and the department had not issued a news release on the case.
