Larise L. Smith, 56, of Los Angeles was shot and killed while walking his dog in the Leimert Park neighborhood on December 8, 2014. An individual approached Smith, asked where he was from, and then shot him multiple times. Smith was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 8:22 p.m.

Investigators later linked Smith’s killing to a string of violent incidents attributed to a suspect dubbed the Western Bandit. That suspect, identified as Patrick Watkins, was charged in connection with multiple armed robberies and shootings between 2011 and 2014, including the murders of Larise Smith and Nathan Vickers. Charges reported against Watkins included counts of murder, numerous attempted murders, assault with a firearm, robberies, and shooting at occupied vehicles; prosecutors alleged special circumstances of multiple murders that made him eligible for the death penalty.

Does anyone from Leimert Park or who knew Larise Smith have information that could shed more light on what happened that night?