Devante Mendez, 24, was shot and killed on October 3, 2018, around 12:30 p.m. on the 5300 block of South Figueroa Street in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. Coroner’s records and police reporting say he was standing on the sidewalk when a light-colored sedan approached, a person in the back passenger seat opened fire, and the vehicle fled north on South Figueroa. Mendez was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 1:02 p.m.

Police say the motive is unclear and that Mendez was not known to be affiliated with any gangs. The LAPD has been investigating but, as of the information released about the case, no arrests have been made. Detectives have described the inquiry as hampered by a lack of witnesses and concrete leads.

Family and friends were left devastated and the community raised concerns about violence in the area. Does anyone have information about the shooting or recall seeing a light-colored sedan in that block on October 3, 2018?