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Deontra Lajohn Gant, 35, was shot and killed in the early hours of June 20, 2015, in the 1500 block of West Vernon Avenue in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. The attack happened about 12:25 a.m. as Gant walked on the sidewalk; a vehicle pulled up, three men got out, two produced guns and chased him before firing multiple shots. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 12:55 a.m.

Surveillance video captured the encounter, showing Gant on a cellphone when the car arrived and the suspects exiting. Despite witnesses and a $50,000 reward offered for information leading to arrest and conviction, few people have come forward and the suspects remain unidentified. The LAPD South Bureau Criminal Gang Homicide Division is investigating; no arrests have been announced. Gant’s mother, Linda Huff, and his fiancée, Shanell Scott, along with their children, have been publicly affected by his death.

Does anyone have information about that night or recall seeing a vehicle or the three men in that area around 12:20 a.m. on June 20, 2015?