Derrick Deon Hicks, 25, was shot and killed on April 21, 2016, while standing on the sidewalk at the corner of 89th Street and Budlong Avenue in the Westmont area of South Los Angeles. Witnesses reported Hicks was talking with another man when that man suddenly produced a gun and fired multiple times. Hicks was taken to a nearby hospital and was pronounced dead at 7:28 p.m.

The shooter was described as a black male about 20 to 25 years old, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants. After the shooting the suspect fled in a late model white compact four-door sedan with tinted windows, driven by another black male. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department opened an investigation and asked the public for help; no arrests were made immediately after the shooting and detectives continued to pursue leads.

Hicks is remembered by family and friends as a loving father, son, and friend. Can anyone who was in the Westmont area that evening or who has information about the described vehicle or suspects please come forward?