Mario Deandra King, 26, was shot and killed on September 1, 2014, at about 2:10 p.m. at the Green Forest Car Wash in the 900 block of West Florence Avenue in the Vermont-Slauson neighborhood of Los Angeles. The shooting began after an argument between two groups who had arrived in separate vehicles; a man produced a gun and opened fire, striking King and a 30-year-old companion, Lamont Thomas Jones.

Both victims were taken to a nearby hospital; Mario King was pronounced dead at 2:34 p.m. Jones also died of his injuries. The gunman and his associates fled in a dark-colored SUV. The Los Angeles Police Department assigned the case to the Criminal Gang Homicide Division and urged the public to provide tips, including anonymously through Crime Stoppers. No arrests have been announced and the investigation remained open as of the latest update.

If anyone has information about the shooting or saw the dark-colored SUV leaving the scene, please contact the LAPD or Crime Stoppers.