Homicide Report > Juan Ortiz, 31
Juan Ortiz, 31
Died May 30, 2009
Juan Ortiz, a 31-year-old Latino, was shot several times at 151st Street and North Maie Avenue in Compton on Saturday, May 30. He was taken to a hospital where he died the following day, according to the Los Angeles County coroner's office.
Ortiz was standing on the sidewalk when a vehicle pulled up and someone inside the car fired several shots into his back, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.
Authorities received a shots-fired call shortly after 11:20 p.m. on May 30 and responded to the scene; deputies found Ortiz lying in the street with several gunshot wounds, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Witnesses described the vehicle as an older Ford Thunderbird and the suspects as several black men. The men initially fled in the car south on Maie Avenue toward 152nd Street, then got out and continued on foot, according to the Sheriff's Department. Deputies took the car as evidence.
Anyone with information about this shooting is asked to call the Sheriff's Department homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
- Neighborhood: Compton
- Age: 31
- Gender: Male
- Cause: Gunshot
- Day of the week: Saturday
- Agency: LASD Homicide
- Race/Ethnicity: Latino
- Circumstance: Drive-by
- Crime scene: Public place
Three reader comments about Juan Ortiz
I DIDNT KNOW YOU IN PERSON BUT I KNW WHO YU WERE;;;YOU WAS NOT DOING ANYTHING WRONG JUST WALKING ;;YOUR HOMIES MISS YOU THE ALTAR THEY MADE YOU IS STILL STANDING REST IN PARADISE.....BIG PK:.CLUMSY..
Feb. 3, 2010 at 2:28 p.m.
I still think of you every minute of everyday that goes by. Life isn't the same without you my love. Just know that you will always be loved and missed.
Thinking of you always,
Nickie Ortiz
March 13, 2010 at 2:28 p.m.
you will always be miss and thanks for all the good times we had in school and in the st's you funny ass clumzy
Aka Mr.Evilone
March 30, 2010 at 12:55 p.m.
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