Denzel Joseph Gordon was 21 when he was shot and killed on March 27, 2019, in Watts. The shooting happened near East 101st and Grape streets as Gordon walked north on Grape approaching Century Boulevard shortly after 7:15 p.m. A person inside an SUV that drove by fired multiple rounds. Gordon was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 7:37 p.m.; the SUV fled north on Grape Street.

The Los Angeles Police Department described the killing as appearing to be gang-related. Anyone with information was asked to contact LAPD detectives or provide anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers.

Does anyone have information about that evening near East 101st and Grape streets or saw an SUV leaving the area?