Jose Carlos Contreras Jr., 16

Sept. 30, 2003

Jose Carlos Contreras Jr., a 16-year-old Latino male, died Tuesday, Sept. 30, after being shot in Westmont, according to Los Angeles County coroner's records.

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It has been 13 years since my brother has passed. His case went cold. Its been so many years and our family is still hoping and waiting for justice. Please If anyone can help, if anyone knows any information come forward and tell police. My brother was not a gang member. He was a young man walking home from doing laundry when he got shot. It has been 13 long dreadful years of waiting but it seems like he has been forgotten and I wont allow that to happen. My brother had a whole life ahead of him. He was a straight A student. Had a 4.0 GPA. He had hopes and dreams that he couldn't fulfill. Please if you know anything or are a homicide investigator who can take his cold case contact me in my email address or contact the LA police department. Thank you and God bless you.

— Merlyn Contreras July 24, 2017 at 9:50 a.m.