Amador Vasquez, a 38-year-old Latino man from Los Angeles, was killed on the night of April 13, 2026, in Koreatown. The shooting was reported at about 8:40 p.m. near the intersection of Eighth Street and South Ardmore Avenue. Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Olympic Division were sent to the area after reports of gunfire, and when they arrived, they found Vasquez wounded at the scene.
Paramedics with the Los Angeles Fire Department responded, but Vasquez could not be
saved and was pronounced dead where he was found. The Los Angeles County medical examiner later identified him and determined that he had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The death was classified as a homicide. Another report described the location of death as a sidewalk, placing the final moments of the case out in public, in a busy part of the city where the violence unfolded quickly and left investigators searching for answers.
Police said two men were seen leaving the area after the shooting on electronic scooters. At the time of the available reports, authorities had not released detailed descriptions of the men, and it was not clear what led up to the shooting. The victim’s name was initially withheld in early coverage, but he was later identified publicly after the medical examiner’s office confirmed his identity.
No confirmed arrests, charges, trials, or convictions were found in the available online reporting. The known suspect information remains limited to the report that two men fled the scene on e-scooters after the deadly shooting. As of the available source material, the case appeared to remain under investigation, with no public details establishing a motive or naming any arrested suspect.
