A dispute between occupants of two vehicles in Santa Monica ended in gunfire and the death of 22-year-old Yair Segundo Cruz. The young Latino man was shot near 4th Street and Olympic Drive on March 28, 2026, during an altercation authorities say may have been road rage. The shooting occurred about 10:30 p.m.; Cruz was struck in the head, taken to a local hospital, and later pronounced dead.

The person or persons who fired fled before the Santa Monica Police Department arrived. An active investigation is underway and no arrests or public identifications of suspects have been announced. Authorities are asking anyone with information about the incident to come forward.

If anyone witnessed the confrontation near 4th Street and Olympic Drive that night or has information about the vehicles involved, please share what is known with investigators.