Keith Allen Cox, 44, was found dead on January 5, 2015, in a vacant lot in the 2700 block of California Avenue on the border of Signal Hill, California. A passerby driving to work discovered the body early that morning; paramedics pronounced Cox dead at 7:44 a.m. An autopsy determined the cause of death was a gunshot wound and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau opened an investigation.

Investigators reported few immediate leads or suspects and urged anyone with information to come forward, including through Crime Stoppers. The case was included in the Los Angeles Times Homicide Report and has been described as one of several unsolved killings affecting Black men in the area. No arrests or litigation have been reported in the years after the killing, and the investigation remained open with periodic public appeals for information.

If anyone knew Keith Cox, his routine, or saw activity near the 2700 block of California Avenue around January 5, 2015, please share what you know with investigators.