Joseph Louis Neal, 39, of Los Angeles was shot during a candlelight vigil on the night of May 19, 2018, and died at a hospital at 4:16 a.m. on May 20. The vigil took place at a car wash and strip mall in the 8500 block of Cimarron Street in Manchester Square and had been held for a person who died in federal prison of natural causes.

According to the investigation, a dark-colored sedan pulled up about 10:30 p.m. on May 19 and someone inside opened fire, striking Neal and another man, Shauntrell Darnell Matthews Jr., 21. Matthews was declared dead at the scene; Neal was transported to hospital where he later died. Detectives said the shooting may have been gang-related, with the attackers allegedly targeting the group after mistakenly believing they were rival gang members and the vigil reportedly being for a gang member. No arrests were immediately made and the investigation remained open.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact authorities or Crime Stoppers.