LANCASTER, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Homicide detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help locating a man identified as a person of interest in a recent triple homicide in the unincorporated Lake Los Angeles area.
Axel Abel Trevino, 32, is being sought by investigators in connection with the fatal shooting of three adults on Sunday, August 17, 2025, near 215th Street East and Avenue Q. He is described as 5’9” tall and weighing approximately 180 pounds.
Officials said, Trevino is believed to be driving a 2021 silver Nissan Altima with multiple visible signs of damage. The vehicle has black five-spoke rims and tinted windows.
Notably, it has a damaged front passenger door with visible dents and scrapes and a broken or heavily damaged passenger side mirror. Officials said the vehicle is an Altima, however, people have noted the pictured vehicle appears to be a Sentra.
According to a written statement, deputies from the Lancaster Sheriff’s Station responded to the location around 4:48 p.m. following reports of gunshots.
Upon arrival, they located three victims, two males and one female, inside two separate vehicles, each suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. All three were pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel.
Investigators learned that the two male victims were traveling westbound on Avenue Q in a full-size SUV while the third victim, a woman, followed behind them in a second vehicle. The suspect approached from the west, opened fire, and then fled southbound on 215th Street East.
One of the male victims was identified as a 44-year-old Hispanic man. The second male victim, believed to also be Hispanic and in his 40s, has not yet been identified. The female victim was a 65-year-old Hispanic woman.
Detectives are now urging anyone with information regarding Trevino’s whereabouts or the homicide investigation to contact the LASD Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500.
Anonymous tips can be submitted by calling “Crime Stoppers” at (800) 222-TIPS (8477), using the “P3 Tips” app, or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.
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