Calvin Ray Peel Jr, 37, was fatally shot on September 20, 2021, near 11331 Hooper Avenue in Watts, Los Angeles. According to the Medical Examiner-Coroner, Peel was walking with his 15-year-old son in Nickerson Gardens near 114th Street and Hooper Avenue when a dark-colored compact SUV pulled up, a man exited and opened fire. Peel was struck multiple times, collapsed, and the assailant then stood over him and fired a final, fatal shot. The son escaped.

The LAPD has described the killing as execution-style. Investigators say numerous witnesses were at the scene but that gang affiliations in the area may have discouraged people from speaking. Peel’s mother, Keyshia Rivers, has emphasized that he was not involved in gang activity and was bringing school clothes to his son. The LAPD has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction; no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

Does anyone who knew Calvin or who was in the Nickerson Gardens area that day have information to share with investigators?