Kayla Hurst, 23, was shot and killed in the hallway of the Avalon West Hollywood apartment complex at 7316 Santa Monica Boulevard near Plummer Park on October 28, 2021. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded about 7:30 p.m.; she was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and died there at 7:55 p.m. The Los Angeles County Coroner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the chest and the manner homicide.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau is handling the investigation and has asked the public for help. Vigils and memorials have been held in West Hollywood in her memory.

If anyone has information about what happened that night, please contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.