Maurice Emmanuel Marshall, 33, was shot and killed on July 4, 2014, in the Vermont Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. The coroner’s records place the shooting in the 600 block of West 50th Street. Maurice was standing near a parked vehicle with another man when a light-colored sedan drove by, made a U-turn, and approached them. A person in the car shouted a gang slogan and a passenger opened fire, striking Maurice multiple times. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 11:09 a.m.; the other man at the scene was not injured.

The Los Angeles Police Department Criminal Gang Homicide Division handled the investigation. Detective Sal LaBarbera described the shooting as appearing gang-related, and authorities asked anyone with information to contact them or Crime Stoppers for anonymity. There were no immediate arrests or suspects identified after the shooting, and Maurice’s family and friends have continued seeking justice and keeping his memory alive.

If anyone has information about Maurice or the events on West 50th Street that morning, please come forward.