Roderick Edmond Thomas, a 56-year-old Black man, was shot while working a food delivery for Postmates on December 17, 2020, in Los Angeles. The shooting occurred shortly before 11 p.m. near the 1400 block of Randall Court in Cypress Park. After completing a delivery and driving back down the hill, Thomas was struck in the neck by an unknown assailant. He managed to drive to Avenue 26 and Figueroa Boulevard, where he called 911 and waited for emergency responders. He was taken to a hospital and died of his injuries three days later.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation and Thomas’s family has publicly appealed for information. No arrests or identified suspects have been reported and the case remains open. Thomas is survived by his longtime partner and two sons; the family and community have urged anyone with information to come forward.

Did anyone in the Cypress Park area see or hear anything around Randall Court or Avenue 26 and Figueroa Boulevard that night?