Delshon Eugene Hayes Jr., 23, was shot and killed on August 9, 2015, at about 12:45 p.m. at a car wash in the 1700 block of West Florence Avenue in the Manchester Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. A 34-year-old acquaintance, Thomas Wilson, was with Hayes and was also shot and survived; Wilson later described severe injuries including a wound that damaged his carotid artery and jaw and said he did not see the shooter’s face.

Investigators say an unidentified assailant opened fire into the crowd and fled in a four-door gray compact car, heading south on South Hobart Boulevard then west on 74th Street. Authorities have not made an arrest, and the motive remains unclear: Hayes and the wounded man knew each other, but it is not known who the intended target was.

Hayes left behind a 5-year-old son and an unborn child. The family held a memorial at the car wash and has voiced ongoing grief and fear. If anyone has information about the shooting or the vehicle described, please come forward to the LAPD.