Elijah Brown was 16 when he was shot and killed on February 29, 2020, inside a liquor store in the 11800 block of South Main Street in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood of Los Angeles. An unknown person approached from outside, pointed a gun through the doorway and fired; Elijah was struck, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead at 9:09 p.m. The shooter ran south on South Main Street and has not been identified.

The Los Angeles Police Department continues to investigate and has made no arrests. Motive remains unclear. Elijah’s family and the community have held vigils and rallies in his memory and urged cooperation to address gun violence. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Crime Stoppers.

If anyone was near the 11800 block of South Main Street on February 29, 2020, or has information about who fled south on South Main Street that evening, please come forward.