James Lamont Taylor, 36, was shot and killed on June 5, 2018, in the Florence neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to coroner’s records he was walking west on East 84th Street shortly after 8:30 a.m. when an assailant chased him with a gun and fired multiple rounds. Taylor collapsed in the driveway of a residence and was pronounced dead at 8:48 a.m.

Witnesses reported the gunman fled in a gray sedan, heading east on East 84th Street and then north on Wadsworth Avenue. The Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation and detectives have been seeking a motive, but the case remains unsolved and no arrests have been announced. Authorities say few witnesses have been willing to provide details.

If anyone has information about James Taylor’s killing or remembers seeing a gray sedan or suspicious activity in the 800 block of East 84th Street that morning, please contact the LAPD.