Christopher Frank Beasley, a 25-year-old Latino, was shot and killed on September 25, 2016, in West Carson, California. The shooting happened about 4:15 p.m. on the porch of his family’s condominium in the 22800 block of South Van Deene Avenue while Beasley and his younger brother were standing outside. A Latino man approached and asked Where are you from, then a brief argument followed. As Beasley moved to get his brother inside, the suspect produced a handgun and fired multiple rounds. Beasley was struck several times in the upper torso while shielding his brother and was pronounced dead at the scene at 4:39 p.m.; his brother was uninjured.

Witnesses described the suspect fleeing in a white SUV driven by a Latina woman, heading north on South Van Deene Avenue. Investigators noted the question posed by the shooter is commonly associated with gang confrontations, although neither Beasley nor his brother appeared to have gang affiliations. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau asked anyone with information to come forward. Has anyone in the West Carson area seen or heard anything that could help this investigation?