Adrian Ernesto Posueloz, 25

Dec. 3, 2015

Adrian Ernesto Posueloz, a 25-year-old Latino, died Sunday, Nov. 29, after he was shot in the 4400 block of Mercury Avenue in Montecito Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner’s records.

About 11:15 p.m. on Nov. 28, officers from the LAPD’s Hollenbeck Division responded to a call of a shooting investigation and found Posueloz suffering from a gunshot wound, said LAPD Det. Jose Ramirez.

Police detemined that, before the shooting, Posueloz and his friends were going out and got into two separate vehicles. Poseuloz and another person got into a sedan when another dark-colored car pulled up and a passenger got out of the front seat.

The man asked “Where you from?” prompting Poseuloz and his friend to try to run away.

Posueloz ran about 50 feet before he was struck by gunfire. He was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead on Nov. 29 at 12:05 a.m.

Ramirez said that Poseuloz had no gang affiliation "whatsoever."

Anyone with information is asked to call Hollenbeck Division detectives at (213) 342-8964. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

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Yet ANOTHER absolutely senseless and RANDOM shooting of a non-gang member by a cold hearted killer who casually walks up and asks "Where you from?" before opening fire.

I've read of at least several dozen of these where the killer asks that question. The victims are almost always innocent men with no gang ties. They aren't even given a chance to respond to the question. I dread finding myself in a situation where someone walks up to me and asks where I'm from. I would fear for my life.

All the while the stupid and useless LAPD is gunning down married fathers of three and placing no resources whatsoever on the removal of the gang plague that has taken our neighborhoods and now our law abiding young men with bright futures in the horizon. A horizon turned to darkness by these random, walk-up shooters.

Why won't anyone do anything about this? This is unacceptable. We can't keep reading about innocent people being shot dead without motive! Where is the anger of the residents????

— Mike Dec. 20, 2015 at 6:34 a.m.

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Adrian Ernesto Posueloz, 25

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