Felix Melkumov, 39, was shot and killed in the Valley Glen neighborhood of Los Angeles on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records list the death as a homicide and the Los Angeles Police Department opened an investigation that involved interviews, forensic work, and community outreach.

Melkumov had a documented history of criminal activity, including prior robbery offenses and an episode in which he evaded undercover officers and an LAPD SWAT team in North Hollywood. Investigators said those aspects of his background complicated efforts to identify a motive and potential suspects.

Anyone with information about Melkumov’s death or who was in the Valley Glen area on December 14, 2016, is asked to come forward.