Brick LA co-owner killed in late night car crash

A memorial outside Riverview Park honoring Sebastian Valencia. (Photo by Alex Dominguez)

DOWNEY — Friends and family have confirmed the death of Downey resident Sebastian Valencia, an entrepreneur and co-owner of the Brick Los Angeles sneaker store. He was 23.

According to people with knowledge of the crash, Valencia was killed in a solo vehicle collision around midnight Saturday morning just outside Riverview Park in Bellflower.

Valencia was a Downey resident and Warren High School alumnus. He was attending Cal State Long Beach, studying Computer Science.

Valencia co-owned Brick Los Angeles in Downey alongside partner Tony Ramirez, which recently celebrated its one-year anniversary.

A candlelight vigil was held Saturday night at the crash site.