NewsCrime

Actions

LA police release video to identify killer of teen boy

crime scene tape police line generic
Posted

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police have released crime video in an effort to identify a suspect in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy.

Hector Flores was shot around 2 p.m. on Feb. 2 as he sat in a parked car and was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.

During the investigation, homicide detectives obtained surveillance video that recorded the shooting.

The video shows a male with a shaved head and face mask drive up, get out of his car and approach the victim while pointing a handgun.

The shooter’s vehicle is believed to be a 2017 to 2019 metallic blue Kia Sportage SUV.

,

Weather

Daily Forecast

View Hourly Forecast

Day

Conditions

HI / LO

Precip

Monday

02/09/2026

Cloudy

-° / 50°

21%

Tuesday

02/10/2026

Cloudy

68° / 52°

24%

Wednesday

02/11/2026

Partly Cloudy

64° / 43°

6%

Thursday

02/12/2026

Partly Cloudy

62° / 45°

15%

Friday

02/13/2026

Mostly Clear

62° / 43°

6%

Saturday

02/14/2026

Mostly Cloudy

67° / 44°

7%

Sunday

02/15/2026

Rain

62° / 46°

70%

Monday

02/16/2026

Showers

57° / 42°

59%