Imani Keith, 21, was shot inside a residence in the Carmelitos Housing Project area of Long Beach, California, just after midnight on June 29, 2018. Officers responding to reports of gunfire found her with a gunshot wound to the head; she was taken to a local hospital and died hours later. The initial investigation produced no immediate motive and the shooter was not identified at the scene.

In March 2019 Rodney Scott, already in custody on unrelated charges, was identified as the shooter and charged with second-degree murder, multiple counts of burglary, and possession of a firearm by a prohibited person. Search warrants connected Scott to a 2018 residential burglary in Los Angeles and recovered stolen property, including a gold Rolex watch. Several others — Nyla Hall, Richard Scott, Christina Collier, and Dana Moore — were arrested on suspicion of being accessories after the fact and for involvement in the burglary.

In October 2022 Rodney Scott pleaded no contest and received a lengthy prison term; family members spoke in court about their grief and the impact of the killing.