Lester Scott Virgil, 45, an operations supervisor at Los Angeles International Airport, was shot and killed on August 5, 2016, in the Westmont area of Los Angeles. He had been sitting on a porch at a friend’s house watching his son practice basketball drills when a white sedan with tinted windows pulled up and a man in his 20s in a gray hooded sweatshirt exited and began shooting. Virgil was struck multiple times in the upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. No arrests have been made.

Investigators noted heavy gang activity in the neighborhood at the time and said the shooting might have been mistaken identity or an attempt by gang members to prove themselves, but the exact motive remains unclear. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors offered a $10,000 reward for information. Family and coworkers mounted fundraising and public appeals, and his relatives described him as a devoted family man.

If anyone has information about the shooting or the white sedan seen that day, please come forward.