Vallan Clinton Gavilan Jr., a 21-year-old aspiring bodybuilder, was shot and killed on March 26, 2016, in the Vermont Vista neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting happened at about 8:15 p.m. while he stood near his Chevy Malibu on the 400 block of West 87th Street. Los Angeles County coroner’s records say an unknown assailant drove by and fired multiple rounds; Gavilan was taken to hospital and pronounced dead at 11:47 p.m. The gunman fled south on South Flower Street in a light-colored vehicle.

The LAPD South Bureau Criminal Gang Homicide Division is handling the investigation. Detectives note that few witnesses have come forward, and family members have made public appeals; his mother, Joy Franklin Gavilan, and his father, Vallan Gavilan Sr., said the loss was devastating and that the father had spoken with his son hours before the shooting. A $50,000 reward was offered for information leading to an arrest, but no suspects have been apprehended.

What did readers in Vermont Vista see or know about that night that could help bring information forward?