Rene Aguilar, 54

Died June 17, 2007 at 4:50 a.m.

Rene Aguilar, 54, a Latino man, died after being run down by attackers near the intersection of Vernon Avenue and Wall Street—just east of the 110 Freeway and southeast of downtown Los Angeles—on Sunday, June 17, about 4:17 a.m.

Officers were called to what they first thought was a car-versus-pedestrian accident. But after investigating, detectives concluded that the victim had been confronted by a suspect or suspects who then got in a car and ran him down. The victim was pronounced dead at California Hospital. Left, the scene. The sign did not scare off the assailants.

Update: Newton Dets. David Nunn and Rogelio Sandoval have cleared this case. A suspect, Enrique Reyes, 25, a Latino man, was arrested June 26 and charged with Aguilar's murder. Investigators called the killing a botched car-jacking. A second suspect is still at large.