Daejohn Cleonn Clark, 25, was shot and killed in Westmont, an unincorporated part of Los Angeles County, on January 30, 2021. Clark was found near 1229 W. 90th Place with fatal gunshot wounds; the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the death a homicide. The shooting was reported at about 7:53 p.m. that Saturday evening.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened a homicide investigation. Witnesses said a man in his 30s was seen running from the scene on foot and that person has been treated as a person of interest. No arrests or publicly named suspects have been disclosed and detectives asked anyone with information to come forward.

Clark’s death added to a series of homicides in the Westmont area and underscores ongoing gun violence in the neighborhood. If anyone has information about what happened near 1229 W. 90th Place on the evening of January 30, 2021, contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau.