Joseph Chester Goudeau, 35 and a Hawthorne resident, was shot and killed on September 1, 2016. He had been socializing and drinking with a group in a vacant lot in the 14100 block of South Lemoli Avenue across from a restaurant when an argument with another person escalated into a physical fight. During the altercation someone produced a gun and shot Goudeau once in the upper torso; he was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead at 10:45 p.m.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau took over the investigation from the Hawthorne Police Department. No arrests or identified suspects have been reported, and investigators say the case has been hampered by a lack of witnesses willing to provide detailed accounts. Authorities have offered anonymity through Crime Stoppers and encouraged anyone with information to come forward. Prior arrests for Goudeau, including a 2014 public intoxication arrest, have not been linked to his killing.

Did anyone see or hear anything in the 14100 block of South Lemoli Avenue on the night of September 1, 2016 that could help this investigation?