William Clay Settle, 22, of Lancaster, California, was shot and killed in the early morning hours of August 13, 2016. Deputies answered reports of gunfire around 1:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of East Avenue J-4 and found Settle on a walkway outside an apartment complex; he was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:35 a.m. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds. Why Settle was at that apartment complex is unclear, since he lived in another part of Lancaster, and no witnesses initially reported seeing the shooting or provided a description of the gunman.

Settle had been training with the California Conservation Corps and was pursuing a career in firefighting. On September 22, 2016, Myron Urssery, 29, was arrested by gang detectives and charged with murder with gang and gun enhancements; he pleaded not guilty and bail was set at $2.09 million. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors had authorized a $20,000 reward for information leading to an arrest, though it is not clear whether the reward led to Urssery’s arrest. Anyone with information about Settle’s death or his whereabouts on the night of August 13, 2016, is asked to come forward.