Anthony Lee Alexander, 26, of Compton was shot and killed on May 14, 2016, in the 400 block of West Caldwell Street. Coroner’s records and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department say Alexander was riding his bike and had passed a birthday party several times; during one pass he reportedly said something to people at the party, which led to a confrontation and someone on the sidewalk shot him. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead.

Investigators sought to determine the exact words exchanged at the scene because that detail might clarify motive, but no immediate arrests were made and the case remained unresolved. Alexander’s death was one of four homicides in Compton that weekend. Authorities asked anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers; a lack of witnesses willing to talk has hindered progress.

Did anyone in the area on May 14, 2016, see what was said or who fired the shot?