Julio Valdez, 18

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Julio Valdez, an 18-year-old young Latino man, was fatally shot at 2823 N. Santa Fe Ave. in Compton at about 4:13 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 29. According to L.A. County sheriff’s deputies, Valdez and another Latino man were standing in the parking lot of a liquor store when two or three black men approached them and began shooting. Valdez was hit on the neck and died. A coroner’s report listed his time of death as 4:28 p.m. The second man was transported to a local hospital, where he was listed in stable condition. The motive for the shooting is unknown, authorities said. Anyone with information can call the sheriff’s homicide bureau at (323) 890-5500.