Ruben Chavera, 16
Ruben Chavera, 16, a Latino man, was fatally shot at 3757 S. Idaho St. in Baldwin Park at about 3:45 p.m. Saturday, June 7.
According to the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, Chavera was standing on the sidewalk near Illinois Street and Kenmore Avenue when a dark-colored vehicle pulled up. Someone in the vehicle fired at least three shots at Chavera, police said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. Anyone with information should call the sheriff's homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.
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