Roscoe Leon Hilliard, 37, was shot and killed on May 22, 2016, while walking home with a woman in the 900 block of West 80th Street in the Vermont Knolls neighborhood of Los Angeles. The attack happened about 3:30 p.m.; an unidentified assailant approached and shot Hilliard multiple times. The woman with him was not injured. Hilliard was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s investigation, led by Detective Chris Barling and involving the Criminal Gang Homicide Division, found that no words were exchanged before the shooting. The suspect was described as a young Black male, possibly a teenager or in his early twenties, who fled on foot heading south on South Vermont Avenue. Police said the motive was unclear and the incident did not appear connected to gang feuds. No arrests have been announced and the case remains open.

If anyone saw the shooting or recognizes the suspect description, please come forward with information.