Reginald Dewayne Pitts was 30 when he was shot and killed on June 3, 2014, in the Chesterfield Square neighborhood of Los Angeles. According to coroner records, he had been visiting with two other men on the 1800 block of West 54th Street shortly before 7:30 p.m. A black man approached; as Pitts tried to flee the gunman opened fire, causing him to trip and fall. The shooter continued firing, then fled to a light-colored SUV nearby driven by another black man. Pitts was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 8:14 p.m.

The Los Angeles Police Department Criminal Gang Homicide Division handled the investigation. Police have offered anonymity through Crime Stoppers, but the case remains unsolved and no public details about motive or identified suspects have been released. If anyone has information that could help bring justice for Reginald Pitts, please share what you know with the LAPD or Crime Stoppers.