Reward offered in slaying of Highland Park teenager Jonathan Val

Authorities are scheduled to announce a $50,000 reward Thursday for information leading to the arrests of the attackers who gunned down a 17-year-old high school student in Highland Park.

Jonathan Val was fatally wounded April 28 after he was confronted by three men in a vehicle as he stood on a sidewalk by an apartment building at 390 North Avenue 57, the Los Angeles Police Department said.

The passenger in front fired several shots. Val was pronounced dead at a nearby  hospital.

The reward will be announced by City Councilman Ed Reyes at the scene of the shooting. Reyes represents the area.

Since January 2007, at least 23 homicides have been reported in Highland Park, according to a Times Homicide Report database. Nearly all the victims died of gunshot wounds.

Anyone with information regarding Val's killing is asked to call detectives at (213) 847-4261.

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--Robert J. Lopez

Photo: Jonathan Val. Credit: Department of Motor Vehicles

Comments

[westsidejesse]

Life ended way too young for this guy...RIP.

[Montana Gold-]

I seen this kid around Highland Park, he was a normal kid who was grabbing a burger at Tam's burger that day. When he came out someone was already waiting and shot him and his friend. That is brutal, the suspect is from Avenues. I know that for a fact, from all the "street talk". A tattoo shop across the street from Tams has a lot of gang activity. Rumor is they were stalked and they came out of the shop. We all know this in this area, regardless of the new shops popping up. If you don't post this, at least fwd to LAPD. MG-