Damien Antrone Dennis, 40, was shot and killed in a parking lot in the 1500 block of West Florence Avenue in Los Angeles on May 27, 2022, at about 5:40 p.m. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. The death certificate lists a gunshot wound; police later said the shooting occurred during an altercation.

LAPD detectives Fraga and Ybanez investigated. They described a male suspect last seen wearing a black T-shirt with a white logo, black shorts and white shoes, hair tied back in a bun, who fled in a dark blue or black Chevrolet Malibu. The department announced an arrest had been made; the suspect’s identity has not been disclosed.

The community reacted with grief and calls for justice, and the case has drawn attention to gun violence in South Los Angeles. If anyone saw the altercation, the suspect leaving in a dark blue or black Chevrolet Malibu, or has other information, please contact LAPD detectives Fraga and Ybanez.