Carlyle Phillips, 29, of Cypress, California, was killed in a shooting at Peck Park in San Pedro on July 24, 2022. The attack occurred about 3:50 p.m. during a car show and a weekly softball game that had drawn hundreds of people; Phillips and 31-year-old Tashman Williams of Compton were the two people killed and six others were wounded. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office listed Phillips’ cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and ruled the death a homicide.

LAPD said the shooting grew out of an altercation among individuals at the park rather than gang activity, and the department declared the park a crime scene and issued a citywide tactical alert. No arrests were reported at the scene. In September 2022, four people were taken into custody on suspicion of murder: Raynard French, 56; Travion McCraw, 41; Antoine Newsome, 41; and Kenyon Siler, 48. The District Attorney asked for further investigation, three suspects were released, and McCraw remained held on a California Department of Corrections hold.

What did anyone who was at Peck Park that afternoon see or hear that could help clarify how the altercation escalated into this shooting?