May 30, 2025 – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the Homicide Bureau is asking for the public’s assistance with information regarding a homicide investigation.

On Saturday, May 13, 2023, at approximately 5:00 p.m., Victim Cato Mendoza was shot and killed on the 9100 block of Rosehedge Drive in the city of Pico Rivera.

The vehicle depicted below, a 2023 Nissan Altima, has been identified as the vehicle used in the crime. Detectives are attempting to locate the vehicle and identify all of its occupants.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau, Detective Giles or Detective Brown at (323) 890-5500.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google Play or the Apple App Store, or by using the website https://lacrimestoppers.org.

Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department