Jeremiah Owings, 42, of Compton, California, was shot and killed on July 21, 2016, around 6:30 p.m. He was in the rear parking lot of an apartment complex in the 100 block of South Willow Avenue, socializing with members of his gang when several members of a rival gang approached and opened fire. Owings was struck multiple times and was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:13 p.m.; the coroner ruled the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds.

Investigators described the killing as likely retribution for a prior incident involving the rival gang. Detectives faced uncooperative witnesses and had no descriptions of the shooters; they planned to review nearby security-camera footage and asked the public to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers with information.

Owings had prior federal legal trouble: in 2013 he admitted guilt to violations including unlawful use of controlled substances and failure to participate in a drug aftercare program, had his supervised release revoked, and was sentenced to eight months in prison. Does anyone have information about the shooting or the people who were with him that evening?