D’Anthony Malone, 28, was fatally shot in a Compton parking lot on December 29, 2022, around 9:50 p.m. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office ruled Malone’s death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds. Paramedics from the Compton Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene in the 1700 block of North Long Beach Boulevard.

Investigators developed leads from witnesses who gave a description of a suspect and a vehicle. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department stopped a vehicle matching that description and arrested the driver, who lived at the address where the shooting occurred. Officers recovered a firearm believed to be the weapon used in the killing. Further details about the suspect and the investigation have not been released.

Anyone with information about Malone’s shooting is asked to contact the authorities handling the case.