Morrell Jamour Owens, a 24-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the evening of December 4, 2021, near 6909 S. Figueroa Street in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was pronounced dead at the scene by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s office. Reports indicate Owens was shot multiple times and the death was classified as a homicide.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation but faced immediate challenges: investigators reported a lack of eyewitnesses, few concrete leads, and limited community cooperation. In the months after the killing, the LAPD circulated flyers and issued public appeals for information, but no arrests were announced and the case remained unsolved.

Owens’ death drew attention to broader concerns about gun violence in Vermont-Slauson and the difficulties of solving homicides when witnesses do not come forward. If anyone has information that could help identify the people responsible, please contact the LAPD with information that could lead to justice for Morrell Jamour Owens.