Detectives asking for help in solving 2020 Norwalk murder
NORWALK, Calif. - The LA County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in solving the 2020 murder of a man in Norwalk.
On December 18, 2020, at approximately 6:44 p.m., Raul Cervantes Corona was sitting in his car in the parking lot of a Dollar Tree store located on Rosecrans Avenue, when a man randomly approached him and opened fire.
Corona died at the scene and the suspect fled in a light-grayish-colored Kia Forte that was parked nearby.
According to the sheriff's department, Corona was planning an off-road ride with friends on the day of his murder. He had parked his truck, towing an off-road vehicle, at the location, awaiting his friends' arrival.
The incident was captured on video. Investigators believe there are potential witnesses within the community who may have witnessed the murder. Surveillance footage from a nearby gas station also captured the suspect refueling moments before the murder. The video shows a man paying for gas with a distinctive "Ace of Spades" tattoo on his right hand.
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Investigators are also seeking the public's help in identifying the driver of the suspect's vehicle. During a press conference Thursday, Chief Robert Luna displayed a drawing, based on a witness account, of a man believed to have been the gunman and a photo of a man he said was being sought as a "person of interest" in the investigation, identified as 23-year-old JaMaree Boone.
Luna said Corona was a successful businessman of U.A.S Custom Wheels and Tires and an enthusiast of cars and off-road vehicles.
He leaves behind two children.
Anyone with information on the case is urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS; or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
