Jorge Victoriano Regino, 34, male, Hispanic/Latino, died on July 27, 2025 after he was shot inside a 7-Eleven in Lawndale in Los Angeles County. Deputies were called just after 8 p.m. to the store near Prairie Avenue and Manhattan Beach Boulevard, where they found Jorge Victoriano Regino, 34, male, unresponsive with a gunshot wound and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner later listed the manner of death as homicide and the cause as a gunshot wound to the chest.
Moments before the shooting, investigators say Jorge Victoriano Regino, 34, male, was purchasing beverages when another customer walked in. Words were exchanged, a fight broke out, and the other customer drew a firearm and shot him. According to detectives, the victim ran toward a back aisle and collapsed, as witnesses watched the shooter flee westbound through a nearby alley.
The killing happened at the 7-Eleven in the 15800 block of Prairie Avenue, a location where first responders arrived within minutes of the gunfire. In the following day’s coverage, family identified Jorge Victoriano Regino, 34, male, as a father of four; loved ones gathered for an emotional vigil while investigators processed the taped-off storefront. Reporting also noted he had stopped at the store while coming home from work as a plumber.
Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau canvassed the area for surveillance video and witnesses. Two men were seen fleeing the store after the shooting, but officials released no suspect description. As of the day after the killing and in subsequent reports, the suspect remained at large and authorities asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or submit tips anonymously through Crime Stoppers. No arrests were announced.
Public records and memorial pages documented the case under county jurisdiction. The Medical Examiner’s case noted the location as a convenience store in Lawndale, with confirmation of the date and victim identity, while community memorial listings recorded the death in Los Angeles on July 27, 2025.
