Jonathan Romero Hernandez, 18

Jonathan Hernandez, an 18-year-old Latino, was fatally shot Thursday, Dec. 23, in the 1400 block of Cesar Chavez  Avenue in Boyle Heights, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

Patrol officers heard gunshots about 2:10 p.m. and responded to Cesar Chavez and Warren Street, Los Angeles police said.

When they arrived they found Hernandez on the sidewalk with several gunshot wounds, according to coroner's records. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

After the shooting, police saw one suspected assailant get into a mini-van while the other ran away, authorities said. One of the suspects threw a handgun on the roof of San Antonio De Padua Church.

Officials apprehended both men and they were arrested on suspicion of murder, police said. The suspected assailants have been identified as Jimmy Padilla, an 18-year-old Latino, and Felix Lopez, a 26-year-old Latino.

LAPD Hollenbeck Division Det. Jose Ramirez said Padilla and Lopez are documented gang members and the shooting is believed to be gang-related.

Hernandez, who had no gang affiliation, was mistaken for a gang member and that is why he was shot, investigators said.

-- Andrew Blankstein and Sarah Ardalani

Photo: LAPD investigators at the scene of a fatal shooting on Caesar Chavez Avenue and Warren Street in Boyle Heights on Thursday. Credit: Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times