Rewards offered in four unsolved homicides in Los Angeles County

Authorities Monday sought the public’s help to generate clues in four unrelated homicides in Los Angeles County that remain unsolved, one of which occurred more than 16 years ago.

“Your assistance will help bring so much relief to these victims’ families,” Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said at a Monday morning news conference at the Hall of Justice in downtown Los Angeles.

“And we ask that you please call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau to share with homicide investigators that little piece (of information) that may be missing that can solve these crimes,” Luna said.

Also on hand for the news conference were victims’ family members and Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon.

“You know, there’s nothing that we can do today that is going to bring back … victims of homicide that are going unsolved,” Gascon said. “What we can do is — we can work together to make sure that there is accountability.”

Rewards have been offered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors in the following cases that were discussed at the news conference:

• Luis Sandoval, 70, was shot on Feb. 25, 2007, as he rode a bicycle about 5 a.m. on Olympic Boulevard in East Los Angeles. Sandoval died three months afterward. Authorities believe he was an innocent bystander in a shootout involving rival tagging crews. A $25,000 reward has been offered for information in the case.
• Keith Jackson, 43, was shot on Dec. 28, 2016, about 8 p.m. as he sat with two female friends in his vehicle, which was parked on Alondra Boulevard in Compton. The shots were fired from another vehicle that pulled up alongside his vehicle and sped off. Jackson died at a hospital that night. A $20,000 reward has been offered in his death.
• Estephan Hernandez, 21, was shot on Sept. 28, 2017, about 9:45 p.m. as he sat in a parked vehicle with a friend in the 1100 block of East 148th Street in Compton. Shots were fired from another vehicle, and Hernandez was fatally wounded. His friend was hospitalized. A $10,000 reward has been offered in the case.
• Michael Moreno, 35, was shot on Dec. 23, 2018, as he stood with a friend in front of a residence in the 200 block of South Acacia Street in the San Dimas area. Moreno died and his friend was hospitalized. A $10,000 reward has been offered in the case.

No suspect information was available in the cases. Anyone with information on any of the crimes was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

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