Jonté Lee Reed, 19, was fatally shot while a passenger in a car driving through South Park in Los Angeles on December 9, 2014. Coroner’s records and reports say an unknown assailant fired into the vehicle just east of the 110 Freeway on W. 50th St. The driver continued several blocks before stopping to call 911; Reed was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead. Investigators described the shooting as appearing to be a targeted attack, and no arrests were announced immediately afterward as detectives kept the case open and sought leads.

At Reed’s funeral at Ebenezer Baptist Church in South Los Angeles a man stole the hearse carrying his coffin as the family prepared for the service. The thief was later apprehended and charged with vehicle theft; the Los Angeles Police Department also conducted a mental health evaluation of that suspect. The killing and the later theft added to the family’s distress as the community was asked to come forward with information.

Does anyone who knew Jonté or who was in the South Park area on December 9 have information that could help investigators?