Christian Lee Morris, a 29-year-old Black man, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of January 5, 2021, near 419 E. 118th St. in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner recorded his death as a homicide; efforts to save him at the scene were unsuccessful.

Witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing a vehicle speed away from the area, details the Los Angeles Police Department used while investigating. The LAPD later identified several persons of interest and arrested Jorge Anthony Garcia, 35, charging him in connection with the shooting. Reports say the case proceeded to trial, with testimony and forensic evidence presented by prosecutors and a guilty verdict for first-degree murder returned, resulting in a life without parole sentence for Garcia.

Christian Morris’s death drew attention to gun violence in the community. If anyone has information about the shooting or knew Christian, please share what is known with investigators.