A rookie Los Angeles police officer is wanted for questioning in a fatal shooting that left a 23-year-old man dead in Pomona . The 2013 Volkswagen Jetta belonging to Officer Henry Solis , 27 , of the LAPD , was found a short distance from the site where Salome Rodriguez Jr was gunned down early Friday , but the cop remained at large . Solis was off-duty at the time of the shooting and failed to report to work the next day . Police said they have reason to believe he knows that detectives want to interview him about the shooting . This afternoon , an arrest warrant was issued for the missing officer , who is considered armed and dangerous , according to a statement released by the LAPD . Scroll down for video . Wanted : LAPD Officer Henry Solis ( left ) , 27 , is wanted for questioning in the Thursday night fatal shooting of 23-year-old Salome Rodriguez Jr ( right ) outside a Pomona nightclub . Rookie : Police say Solis joined the force last June and had not completed his probationary period . Cmdr . Andrew Smith , am LAPD spokesman , said Solis was assigned to a station in the San Fernando Valley and had not completed his probationary period since joining the force last June . Rodriguez , 23 , of Ontario , died after being shot in the lower torso at around 3.30am . He worked at a Williams-Sonoma warehouse and was out with co-workers at Vive Tequila Lounge and Nightclub Thursday night , relatives told the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin . The LA Times reported that Rodriguez ran bleeding for more than a block before he collapsed to the ground in a parking lot . Rodriguez , the oldest of six children , was also a missionary with St. Vincent Catholic Church in Los Angeles , said his mother , Lidia Angelica Rodriguez . Pomona police have issued a poster calling Solis a 'person of interest ' in the shooting that occurred in a downtown bar district after two men got into a fight . Witnesses told police the attacker fled the scene , and they saw a compact car leaving the area . Hotspot : Rodriguez was out with co-workers at Vive Tequila Lounge and Nightclub Thursday night . Final image : This screen grab from a cell phone video shot by a friend of Salome 's shows the man dancing in the hours leading up to the shooting . Clue : Solis ' 2013 Volkswagen Jetta was found Sunday abandoned in an alley near the scene of the shooting . Man of God : The victim 's mother , Lidia Rodriguez ( left ) said her son ( right ) was a Catholic missionary . Detectives said they do n't believe the men who got into the fight knew each other . Salome 's aunt Aracely Monlina suggested that his killing may have resulted from a case of mistaken identity . 'Witnesses said Henry Solis got into an altercation earlier , ' Monlina told CBS Los Angeles . 'Then I guess he confused Junior with that person , or something and confronted Junior . Junior said , `` It 's not me , it 's not me . '' ' Monique Ortiz , a friend of Rodriguez 's , was with him at the club before the shooting . She shared a video with NBC Los Angeles showing the 23-year-old dancing and laughing in the hours before the deadly confrontation . A man who gave his name as Gene said he was also with Rodriguez at the club until closing time . Afterwards , the two friends , who had been drinking , got into Gene 's Audi and settled in for a nap . Gene said when he woke up , he found his vehicle surrounded by police and paramedics . Neither Monique Ortiz nor Gene remembered seeing Henry Solis inside the club . Meanwhile , Rodriguez 's loved ones have launched a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for his funeral . Grieving : Salome Rodriguez 's family and friends gathered at the crime scene for an emotional prayer vigil .
Officer Henry Solis , 27 , named person of interest in shooting death of 23-year - old Salome Rodriguez Jr. Rodriguez ' s Volkswagen Jetta was found abandoned in an alley near crime scene in paradise , California . Rodriguez was found outside a nightclub where he had been partying with work friends . Relatives say Rodriguez 's death may have been a result of mistaken identity stemming from an earlier dispute at the club . Rodriguez joined the force last June and had n't finished his probationary period . Police issued arrest warrant for Solis Monday afternoon .