DeAndre Dercell Hughes, 30, was shot and killed on July 17, 2016, in the 900 block of East 120th Street in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was standing in a front yard with another person when two individuals approached from the street and began shooting. Bystanders tried to help and Hughes was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly after.

Investigators believed the shooters fled in a white sedan. Hughes was not thought to be the intended target. He had worked for about eight years at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as an environmental services technician and was remembered by colleagues for a positive attitude and willingness to help. A $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest and conviction.

Hughes’s mother, Barbara Pritchett-Hughes, who had previously lost another son to gun violence, founded a nonprofit and became active in anti-violence marches and events. If anyone knew DeAndre, saw the shooting, or has information about the white sedan or those involved, please come forward.