Eddie Mitchel Cowie, a 19-year-old resident of South Gate, California, was fatally shot in Lynwood on October 8, 2022. The shooting happened about 4:15 a.m. in a parking lot on the 10000 block of Long Beach Boulevard. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and classified the death as a homicide.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded after reports of a shooting; deputies found Cowie at the scene and he was pronounced dead there. The Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau opened an investigation and authorities have urged anyone with information to come forward, including via anonymous tip lines. No arrests or suspects have been identified in connection with the killing as of the latest updates.

If anyone was in the area that morning or has information that could help the investigation, please contact law enforcement.