Essence Chanelle Jackson was 23 and homeless when she was killed on April 18, 2022. Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner records list a gunshot wound to her back as the cause of death; she was found inside a vehicle at 7020 South Figueroa Street and was pronounced dead at the scene by LAPD officers.

Officers had been dispatched earlier to the Florence and Western avenue area after reports of an assault with a deadly weapon. A male victim was also found with gunshot injuries and taken to hospital in stable condition. No suspect descriptions or arrests were available at the time, and the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain unclear.

Anyone with information that could help the ongoing investigation is asked to contact the LAPD.