Marques Anthony Bryant, 28, of Compton was shot and killed in the early morning hours of September 28, 2014. He and several others were standing in the front yard of a home on the 900 block of North Evers Avenue shortly before 1 a.m. when a dark-colored compact car approached and an occupant opened fire. Bryant was struck, taken to a hospital, and pronounced dead at 1:06 a.m.; no one else was reported injured.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau investigated and asked the public for help identifying the shooter. No arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the case remains unsolved. Family and friends mourned his death, and the shooting was noted as part of ongoing gun violence concerns in Compton.

If anyone knew Marques, was in that area that night, or has information that could help the investigation, please contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or Crime Stoppers.