Herlyn Barrientos Funez, a 47-year-old Latino male, was fatally shot inside a grocery store in Los Angeles on February 18, 2025. The incident occurred at Superior Grocers on 91st and Figueroa Street. Reports indicate that Barrientos was chased into the store by two suspects before being shot multiple times. The Los Angeles County coroner ruled his death a homicide, citing multiple gunshot wounds as the cause.
Barrientos was reportedly associated with the MS-13 gang and had been
cooperating with the FBI in a federal racketeering and drug trafficking case. His status as an informant was allegedly known within the gang, which may have led to his targeted killing. Surveillance footage captured three MS-13 members entering the store and engaging with Barrientos before the shooting. Just before his death, Barrientos was on the phone with an FBI agent, reporting that he had seen a man with a gun.
Three alleged MS-13 members—Roberto Carlos Aguilar, Dennis Anaya Urias, and Grevil Zelaya Santiago—have been charged in connection with the murder. Aguilar, a 30-year-old from El Salvador, reportedly initiated the attack after encountering Barrientos at the store. Urias, 26, and Santiago, 25, allegedly carried out the shooting. Prosecutors claim the suspects either avoided gang discipline or enhanced their status within MS-13 by participating in the killing. All three are being held without bond and face mandatory life sentences, with the possibility of the death penalty.
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