Heriberto Osorio, 19

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Heriberto Osorio, 19, a Latino man and a friend were shot in a drive-by shooting after leaving a party in the 500 block North Oxford Avenue in Hollywood shortly after midnight Sunday, April 20. LAPD spokesman Jason Lee said Jordy Ochoa, 19, Aaron Smith, 19, and Sharlette Mejia, 21, were later arrested on suspicion of murder. Lee said Ochoa’s bail has been set at $2 million. He said Ochoa is the alleged gunman. Smith and Mejia’s bail has been set at $1 million each.

According to Lee, Osorio and his friend were at a quinceanera celebration when they got into an argument with Ochoa and his friends. As Osorio and his friend were leaving the party, Ochoa allegedly shot the two men from a car, Lee said. Officers from LAPD’s Hollywood Division arrived at the house and found the men with gunshot wounds. Osorio was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead. His friend was also hospitalized but was later released.

Update: Prosecutors have dropped a murder case against Jordy Ochoa and Aaron Smith, both 20, in the fatal shooting of 19-year-old Heriberto Osorio on Friday, Aug. 8. Ochoa and Smith, who spent four months in Los Angeles County jail, were also released. Authorities say they are still searching for the gunman involved in the shooting.