Mark Leonard, 43, was shot multiple times on January 18, 2008, around 6:15 p.m. in the 400 block of North Wilmington Avenue in Compton. He was at his car wash finishing up when the attack occurred and was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 6:44 p.m. the next day. No arrests have been made and the motive is unclear.

Leonard’s stepmother, Jacquelyne Leonard, witnessed the shooting and said a heated conversation escalated into violence; she described the suspect as wearing a grey sweatshirt and dark clothing with his face partially covered. In the months after Mark’s killing, Jacquelyne was shot in the legs during a separate attack at the same car wash when a vehicle pulled in and an armed young man fired an AK-47; investigators believe the two shootings are related.

The case remains open and the family continues to seek answers. Does anyone have information about the events at that car wash on January 18, 2008, or the related shooting that followed?