On the night of October 15, 2020, 17-year-old senior Jamele Hill and his 16-year-old cousin Millyon Colquitt were shot and killed while sitting in an SUV on the 12200 block of Maple Avenue in the unincorporated Athens Village area near Willowbrook. The two high school athletes were with friends around 11 p.m. when an unknown assailant approached the vehicle and opened fire. Only Hill and Colquitt were struck; their vehicle then collided with a parked car and both teens were pronounced dead at the scene.

Hill was a Gardena High School senior and football player being scouted by colleges; Colquitt was an 11th grader at Centennial High and a varsity basketball standout. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department investigated and offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction, but no arrests have been announced and the motive remains unclear.

If anyone has information about who approached the SUV or the shooter’s identity, please share tips with investigators.