Rafael Acosta Jr., 30

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Rafael Acosta Jr., 30, a Latino man, was shot as many as half a dozen times in the torso at about 9 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 9. His body was found lying next to the railroad tracks near the corner of Avalon Boulevard and Bonds Street in Carson. Gunshots had been heard in the area some hours before.

Acosta had been trying, to some extent, to turn his life around, said Sheriff’s Det. Angus Ferguson. He had recently gotten a job at an Alcoa plant. Detectives: (323) 890-5545 or 890-5543.