James Jay Smith, a 20-year-old from Los Angeles, was shot and killed on September 1, 2014, near West Adams Boulevard and South Dalton Avenue in the Adams-Normandie neighborhood. According to coroner records and witness accounts, Smith was standing at an intersection with a 17-year-old when an assailant approached, said What’s up?, and opened fire. Smith was struck multiple times and died en route to the hospital; the 17-year-old was wounded and survived. Witnesses said the gunman and another man, both described as male blacks, fled in a light-colored vehicle.

Smith was remembered by family and community workers as a Mr. Fix-It who liked building bicycles, cooking, and listening to 2-Pac and old R&B. He had planned to move to Pittsburgh the week after the shooting to live with his godfather, Tiaunte Kelly, who had helped raise him. The LAPD Criminal Gang Homicide Division handled the investigation; despite public tips, no arrests have been announced and the case remains unsolved.

Did anyone see Smith or the light-colored vehicle near West Adams Boulevard that day, or have information about the shooting?