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Joshua Aila

Case from Los Angeles, CA dated May 16, 2026

Victim Details

Joshua Aila

Male

Hispanic / Latino

Los Angeles

CA

2026-05-16

17

Joshua

Aila

07/11/2026

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In the early morning hours of Saturday, May 16, 2026, the life of 17-year-old Joshua Aila was tragically cut short in a fatal shooting in East Los Angeles. Aila, a senior at Esteban Torres High School who was just weeks away from graduation, was driving home with his younger brother after getting food. The incident occurred around 1:15 a.m. near the intersection of Sixth Street and Fraser Avenue, only about a half-mile from his family's residence. It was there that an unknown assailant opened fi ...
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  • The Eastsider LA: East L.A. teenager killed in shooting
  • Nixle: #LASD Homicide Investigators Responded to a Shooting Death Investigation, 6th Street / Fraser ... from LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB) : Nixle
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