Joseph Carlos Barela, a 33-year-old Latino man, was tragically shot and killed on July 4, 2016, in South Gate, California. Barela, who was homeless at the time, was riding his bicycle along a dirt path beside the Los Angeles River, west of the 710 Freeway and north of Firestone Boulevard, when he was approached by an armed man. The assailant opened fire at approximately 6:26 p.m., and Barela was pronounced dead at the scene just minutes later, at 6:30 p.m., due to gunshot wounds. The Los Angeles
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