Gregory Leonard Taylor Jr., 32, was shot and killed on the evening of July 7, 2020, near the 800 block of West 82nd Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner recorded the death as a gunshot fatality; Taylor died shortly after the shooting.

The LAPD investigated the case, canvassing the neighborhood and reviewing surveillance footage, but no immediate arrests were made. Investigators appealed to the public for tips, a reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction, and the case remained unsolved with no suspects identified or charged. Taylor’s death prompted community discussion about gun violence and calls for measures to improve safety.

If anyone who lived in or near Vermont Knolls in July 2020 has information that could help, please come forward to assist the investigation.