Dayan Cornelius, 29, was shot while alone at a gas station in the 4400 block of South Western Avenue in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles on March 28, 2017. A light-colored sedan pulled up beside his vehicle, two men got out and opened fire, then fled. Cornelius was critically injured and taken to a hospital; he died of his wounds on April 26, 2017.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Criminal Gang Homicide Division handled the investigation. Detectives asked the public for help identifying the suspects, and Crime Stoppers anonymity was offered for tips.

Anyone who was near the gas station that day or who has information about the light-colored sedan or the two men is asked to come forward.