On August 8, 2016, Jason Jermaine Dupre Newman, 35, was fatally shot in Pacoima, Los Angeles. The shooting happened shortly before 10:45 a.m. at a residence in the 13000 block of Montford Street. Emergency responders took Newman to a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead around 1:30 p.m.

The Los Angeles Police Department says an argument between Newman and the suspect escalated and the suspect shot Newman, then fled in a burgundy vehicle. Newman was unarmed. The LAPD apprehended the suspect and two other people on Foothill Boulevard near Osborne Street shortly after the shooting; their identities have not been released. Investigators indicated the incident did not appear to be gang-related and that the motive was personal, possibly tied to a perceived act of disrespect. Newman’s father identified him as an electrician’s apprentice for the Los Angeles Unified School District and a devoted father to a 4-year-old daughter.

Does anyone who knew Jason or who was in the Montford Street area that morning have information that could help clarify what happened?