Sixteen-year-old Jamarie Jones of Los Angeles was shot and killed on January 29, 2016 while sitting in a light-colored Toyota Camry in the 4400 block of Crenshaw Boulevard in Hyde Park. The shooting happened about 11:50 p.m. when an unidentified man opened fire into the vehicle; three other occupants escaped but Jamarie was struck and pronounced dead shortly after midnight on January 30, 2016.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Criminal Gang Homicide Division handled the investigation. There have been no arrests or identified suspects, and police have appealed to the public for help. Family and friends remember Jamarie as kind and caring; the case remains open as investigators continue to seek information.

If anyone has information about what happened that night or about the shooting on Crenshaw Boulevard, please contact the LAPD.