Lamar Gant, 49, was shot to death on July 4, 2022, on the 1000 block of West 134th Place in Compton. The shooting occurred at about 11:20 p.m.; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner reported a gunshot wound to the head and a formal pronouncement at 11:40 p.m., classifying the death as a homicide.

Investigators have asked anyone with information to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers. Few clear leads have been reported and the case remains unsolved.

If anyone has information about Lamar Gant’s movements that night, witnesses, or potential surveillance footage from the 1000 block of West 134th Place, please contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.