Sister of 2015 Compton shooting victim: 'Any little detail matters right now'

Gladys Lucio and her siblings grew up on a Compton street where shootings are a fact of life. So when Lucio heard gunshots on a Sunday last year, she didn’t think much of it.

Then she heard a familiar voice screaming. Her brother’s girlfriend.

Gladys Lucio’s brother, Roberto Lucio, had been shot. Moments earlier, the 25-year-old was standing near his home with his girlfriend and their 1-year-old daughter when a man got out of a car and began shooting, L.A. County sheriff’s Det. Eddie Brown said.

The gunman then got back in the car, described as a dark gray, newer model Kia Optima with tinted windows and paper plates with the words “Car Pro.”

What stands out to Brown about the shooting is the marked brazenness. The incident occurred on a summer day -- June 28 -- shortly after 1 p.m. in a residential neighborhood in the 1500 block of West 154th Street.

“Those rounds could have hit the child or the girlfriend,” Brown said.

On Friday, authorities released a composite sketch of the gunman, described as a black man in his early 20s. He is described as being about 6 feet tall, weighing 250 pounds and having dark hair. There is also a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person involved.

Lucio’s mother attempted to speak to the media Friday but left the room sobbing. Though Brown doesn’t think Roberto Lucio knew the shooter, he does believe that the man was targeted.

“We know a lot of people saw this, and we only have a short number of witnesses,” Brown said. “Somebody is going to know who he is.”

Roberto Lucio, a lifelong Compton resident, was one of eight children. He worked at Home Depot and at a uniform company and was planning to move out of his parents’ home to live with his girlfriend and their child.

“What I want from the public is to help us find him,” Gladys Lucio, 21, said. “Any little detail matters right now.”

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477. 

Photo, above: Gladys Lucio at a news conference Friday announcing a $10,000 reward in her brother's killing. Credit: Nicole Santa Cruz, Los Angeles Times

Sketch, right: A composite sketch of the suspect in the June 28, 2015, shooting.