Larry McKay was a 16-year-old from Los Angeles who was shot and killed shortly after midnight on July 17, 2014. Police found him unresponsive on the sidewalk in the 1500 block of West 51st Street in Vermont Square; he was pronounced dead at 12:18 a.m. A gun was recovered near his body but was not the murder weapon. Investigators have been unable to determine whether the shooter approached on foot or fired from a vehicle.

McKay’s death is believed to be gang-related despite his efforts to distance himself from that life. Family described him as a good kid who studied, prayed, and stayed close to his mother. He was found nine blocks from home and was about to become a father; his daughter London survives him. The LAPD South Bureau Criminal Gang Homicide Division has offered a $50,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction. The case remains unsolved.

Can anyone who knew Larry or who has information about the shooting contact Detective Fernando Cuevas or the South Bureau Criminal Gang Homicide Division?