Darnell Lee Pollard, a 30-year-old resident of Compton, California, was fatally shot on August 2, 2020. The shooting occurred near the intersection of Avalon and Redondo Beach boulevards in West Compton. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner listed a gunshot wound to the head as the cause of death and classified the case as a homicide.

An investigation was opened to identify the person or persons responsible. No arrests, named suspects, or public details about significant leads have been disclosed. Pollard’s death is noted alongside other incidents of gun violence in West Compton that have affected local families and prompted ongoing violence-reduction efforts.

If anyone has information about what happened near Avalon and Redondo Beach boulevards on August 2, 2020, please come forward and share what you know.