Jacob Taylor, 19, of Palmdale, California, was killed in a drive-by shooting at Marie Kerr Park on November 1, 2022. Taylor and a group of friends were in the park’s west parking lot when a fight broke out and was dispersed. About ten minutes later a pickup truck entered the lot and an unknown assailant opened fire. Two teenage girls were also struck and suffered non-life-threatening injuries; Taylor was critically injured and later pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

Family and friends said Taylor had recently graduated high school and wanted to become a psychologist; they described him as loyal and caring. The community held a vigil at the park and a reward has been posted for information leading to identification and arrest of those responsible. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is investigating, has made no arrests, has not released suspect descriptions, and says the motive is unclear; the shooting does not appear to be gang-related.

Did anyone at Marie Kerr Park that night see the pickup truck or its occupants, or have other information that could help investigators?