Daehwan An, a 61-year-old man of Korean descent, was shot and killed on December 10, 2022, in Los Angeles, California. The shooting occurred about 11:42 am while he was walking on the sidewalk near his home just east of Koreatown, near 5th Street and Commonwealth Avenue. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the manner of death homicide, with the cause listed as a gunshot wound to the head.

Police arrested a male suspect the following day, December 11, 2022, but authorities have not disclosed the suspect’s identity or a motive. An had lived in that neighborhood for more than two decades after immigrating from South Korea; family and community members have described him as kind and dedicated. The investigation is ongoing and officials have asked anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Koreatown area see or hear anything that morning that could help the investigation?