Jeremiah Andres Lewis was 23 when he was killed on March 23, 2017, in the 10800 block of South Western Avenue in the South Los Angeles neighborhood of Westmont. He was sitting in the driver’s seat of a pickup outside Eddie’s Jr. Market and Liquor, talking with three male friends, when two men parked in an alley, approached and opened fire at about 5:48 p.m. Lewis was struck multiple times in the head and pronounced dead at 5:55 p.m.

Three of the four men present were hit. Julius Brown, 43, who had been standing outside the truck, was shot multiple times and died at the scene; Charles Harris, 68, was shot in the head and later died at a nearby hospital. The fourth man, seated in the back, was uninjured. Investigators described the shooters as two black men but released no motive or further identifying details; the victims reportedly had no known gang affiliations.

No arrests had been announced and detectives asked the public for information. If anyone knew the victims, witnessed the shooting, or has relevant information, please come forward.