Gerald Edward Hamilton, 45, of Los Angeles was shot and killed on November 18, 2017. He was found inside his parked silver sedan in the 5400 block of South 6th Avenue in the Hyde Park neighborhood; a relative discovered him shortly after 4 a.m. and he was pronounced dead at 4:40 a.m. The coroner’s report lists a gunshot as the cause of death, and detectives say shots were heard in the area shortly after midnight, which they believe is when the shooting occurred.

The Los Angeles Police Department opened a homicide investigation and sought eyewitnesses and tips, offering anonymity through Crime Stoppers. Family and friends remember Hamilton as a beloved presence in his community; his death left relatives and neighbors grieving and frustrated by local violence.

Does anyone who lived in Hyde Park that night remember hearing shots or seeing a silver sedan in that block around midnight on November 18, 2017?