Earnest Conelius Ramsey, a 29-year-old Black man, was fatally shot near the intersection of 7th Street and Stanford Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles in the early hours of June 30, 2021. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner recorded his death as a homicide; Ramsey was pronounced dead at the scene after being shot multiple times.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation. Initially there were few eyewitnesses or clear leads, but detectives followed forensic evidence from the scene and brought several people in for questioning. That investigative work led to the arrest of a person later charged with first-degree murder and held without bail pending further proceedings.

Ramsey’s family and friends have taken part in community vigils and rallies calling for justice and safer neighborhoods. If anyone knew Ramsey, saw activity near 7th Street and Stanford Avenue on June 30, 2021, or has information about this shooting, please come forward.