Deshaun Amir Prescott was 18 when he was fatally shot on December 11, 2017, in the Vermont-Slauson area of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list the cause as a gunshot, and the killing was part of a wider pattern of gun violence affecting the city at that time.

Investigators treated the death as a homicide and probed a violent altercation that led to Prescott’s shooting. Authorities examined motive and circumstances and encountered witness reluctance during their work. The case raised broader concerns about neighborhood safety and gun violence in Los Angeles.

If anyone knew Deshaun, witnessed the shooting, or has information that could help clarify what happened that night, please share what is known.