Johnny Berry Cox, 31, of Los Angeles was shot and killed on January 11, 2016, in the Vermont Square neighborhood. The shooting happened in the 1600 block of West Vernon Avenue while Cox was standing on the sidewalk. A light-colored pickup truck approached and someone inside opened fire; reports differ on whether the shots came from the driver’s or passenger’s side. The vehicle then fled east on West Vernon Avenue. Cox was taken to a nearby hospital and pronounced dead shortly after arrival.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Criminal Gang Homicide Division is investigating but no arrests have been announced. Detectives have asked anyone with information to come forward, and Crime Stoppers tips can be submitted anonymously. There are few witnesses and no concrete leads reported, and Cox’s family and community have held vigils and urged action against gun violence.

Did anyone in the Vermont Square area on January 11, 2016, see the light-colored pickup or notice anything unusual that evening?