Jaemari Thomas Lewis, an 18-year-old Black male, was shot and killed on December 10, 2020, near 3029 W. 8th St. in Los Angeles’ Koreatown neighborhood. The shooting happened in the evening; despite efforts to save him he died of his injuries. Records from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner list the death as a shooting, and investigators described the attack as targeted, though the exact motive was not disclosed.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation and worked to identify those responsible, but the case encountered obstacles, including a lack of witnesses willing to come forward. The community responded with vigils and rallies in Jaemari’s memory and to press for answers. If anyone has information about the December 10 shooting near W. 8th St. in Koreatown, please share what is known with investigators.