Lorenzo Hicklen was 29 when he was shot and killed on December 21, 2020, near 1308 E. 114th St. in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled his death a homicide after he succumbed to gunshot wounds at the scene in the evening.

Police described the incident as a drive-by shooting; witnesses reported hearing multiple gunshots and seeing a vehicle speed away. The Los Angeles Police Department opened a homicide investigation and initially had few leads.

If anyone in Watts that night saw the vehicle involved or has information about who targeted Hicklen, the LAPD would welcome that assistance.