Tyre Towns, a 16-year-old from Compton, California, was fatally shot on March 20, 2022. The shooting happened in the 1400 block of South Temple Avenue and was reported about 1:40 p.m. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner‑Coroner records show Tyre was pronounced dead at the scene.

Witnesses reported seeing a dark-colored sedan leave the area northbound on Temple Avenue shortly after the shooting. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department handled the investigation; no arrests had been made and the motive remained unknown. In the months after the killing there were no significant developments reported and the case remained unsolved.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to come forward to assist the ongoing investigation. If anyone knew Tyre or saw activity on South Temple Avenue that afternoon, please share what you know.