Dequann Lamont Williams, 23, of Compton was fatally shot near 1514 Long Beach Blvd. in Compton on July 9, 2021, a Friday. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner recorded the death as a gunshot fatality, and local investigators treated the case as a homicide.

Family and community members have held memorials and expressed frustration over the lack of progress in the case.

Anyone with information about the shooting near Long Beach Blvd. on July 9, 2021, is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Department to help bring answers for Williams’ family.