Anthony Joshua Valle, 16

Anthony Valle, a 16-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Saturday, Sept. 10, in the 9600 block of Juniper Street in Florence-Firestone, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Valle and Nelson Medrano, a 21-year-old Latino, were standing in a backyard about 9:25 p.m. when a car drove by and the occupants shot at them, said Ed Winter, a spokesman for the coroner's office.

Authorities were called and Medrano was pronounced dead at the scene. Valle was taken to a hospital, where he died at 9:36 p.m., Winter said.

According to the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, officials said the two males were "attending a barbecue when a dark-colored vehicle stopped in front of the residence. Someone inside the vehicle then opened fire with a rifle."

Anyone with information about the killings is asked to call the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477.

— Los Angeles Times