Don Maurice Storey III, a 40-year-old Black man, was fatally shot on the evening of September 16, 2019, near 1500 E. 15th St. in Downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner recorded his death as a homicide; he was shot multiple times and died at the scene despite efforts to save him.

Witnesses reported hearing gunshots and seeing a vehicle speed away from the area shortly after the shooting. The LAPD canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and surveillance footage and continued public appeals for information, but initial leads did not identify a suspect and no arrests have been made. Community vigils and activism kept attention on the case while investigators worked through sparse new leads.

Who knew Don Storey III or was in the Downtown Los Angeles area that evening and might have information to help the investigation?