Hakim Payton Kent, 43, was killed in Inglewood, California, on May 6, 2020. Officers from the Inglewood Police Department responded about 6:45 p.m. to the 700 block of North La Brea Avenue and found Kent in a parking lot with multiple gunshot wounds; he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner ruled the manner of death homicide from multiple gunshot wounds.

Details about what led to the shooting are unclear and the police have not released information about suspects or a motive. No arrests or identified suspects have been announced and the case remains under investigation. Detectives are asking anyone with information to come forward; anonymous tips are being accepted.

If anyone knew Hakim Payton Kent or saw activity in the 700 block of North La Brea Avenue on May 6, 2020, please share what you know with investigators.