Sean Sylvester, 38, was shot and killed in Hyde Park on July 19, 2015. He was walking on a sidewalk near West 70th Street and Fifth Avenue shortly before 11 p.m. when an unknown assailant opened fire. Sylvester was critically wounded, taken to a nearby hospital, and pronounced dead at 11:41 p.m.

The Los Angeles Police Department’s Criminal Gang Homicide Division handled the investigation. No arrests or identified suspects were reported, and the case remains unsolved. Police encouraged anyone with information to contact them or submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers, noting the investigation has faced challenges due to a lack of witnesses and concrete evidence.

If anyone has information about that night or remembers seeing activity near West 70th Street and Fifth Avenue around 11 p.m. on July 19, 2015, please come forward with what you know.