Heriberto Osorio, 19

Died April 20, 2008 at 12:34 a.m.

Heriberto Osorio, 19, a Latino man, and a friend were shot in a drive-by shooting after leaving a party in the 500 block North Oxford Avenue in Hollywood in the early morning of Sunday, April 20.

LAPD spokesman Jason Lee said Jordy Ochoa, 19, Aaron Smith, 19, and Sharlette Mejia, 21, were later arrested on suspicion of murder. Lee said Ochoa, the alleged gunman, had bail set at $2 million. Smith's and Mejia's bail has been set at $1 million each.

According to Lee, Osorio and his friend were at a quinceanera celebration when they got into an argument with Ochoa and his friends. As Osorio and his friend were leaving the party, Ochoa shot the two men from a car, Lee said. 

Officers from LAPD's Hollywood Division arrived at the house and found the men with gunshot wounds. Osorio was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His friend was also hospitalized but later released.

Update: On Friday, Aug. 8, prosecutors dropped a murder case against Jordy Ochoa and Aaron Smith, both 20, in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Heriberto Osorio. Ochoa and Smith, who spent four months in Los Angeles County jail, were released. Authorities said they were still searching for the gunman.