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Steve Lawson, a 50-year-old tow truck driver from Bakersfield, California, was killed on July 27, 2014, in South Gate. He had been repossessing a vehicle in Compton early that morning and was followed by multiple suspects in several vehicles after picking up the car. The pursuit reached the intersection of Rosecrans and Atlantic Avenues, where gunshots were reported; Lawson then continued east on Firestone Boulevard before crashing into another car at Rayo Avenue in South Gate.

After the crash Lawson exited his tow truck and was shot by the suspects. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead shortly after. Investigators tied the incident to the repossession and said surveillance footage captured part of the chase and shooting. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department identified two primary suspects, Davion Keeshawn Harrison and Derell DJ Clark Jr., and searched for additional participants. South Gate offered a $5,000 reward and Lawson’s sister Mona Lawson publicly appealed for information.

Does anyone have information about the chase, the vehicles involved, or the people seen in surveillance footage?