Miles Julian Lishey, 31, of Los Angeles, was shot and killed on July 5, 2019, in the Gramercy Park area. Officers from the LAPD 77th Division and coroner’s records place the shooting at about 11:44 p.m. in the 9600 block of South Western Avenue; paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene at 11:57 p.m. after he was found inside a smoke shop with multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators say Lishey and another person had just left the shop in a sedan and returned to retrieve an item when Lishey approached the front door and a vehicle pulled up. Someone in that vehicle began firing; Lishey tried to run back toward his car but collapsed before reaching it. The assailant vehicle fled north on South Western Avenue. Police believe the killing was connected to gang activity in the area, though Lishey was not a documented gang member.

Miles was the younger brother of rapper Kid Cali, who was killed in 2016. No arrests or named suspects have been announced; police are asking the public for information. Does anyone have information about that night or about activity in the 9600 block of South Western Avenue around 11:40–12:00 a.m. on July 5, 2019?