Todd Jerome Washington, 32, was killed on October 11, 2019, in the Athens area of South Los Angeles. He was walking to his parked car with two acquaintances at about 12:30 a.m. when a small dark-colored sedan drove past and fired 12 to 15 rounds in their direction. Washington was struck in the head and later pronounced dead at the hospital; his companions—a Latino man and a Black woman—were also hit but survived. The trio had attended a large gathering at Chester Washington Golf Course the night before and were returning to the car when the shooting occurred.

Investigators have said both this shooting and an earlier injury at the same gathering are believed to have involved gang members, though there is no evidence Washington and his friends were connected to that earlier incident. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate; no arrests or public suspect identifications have been announced. Any readers with information about the case are asked to contact investigators or Crime Stoppers.