James Sherwood Andersen, 44, of Quartz Hill, California, was fatally shot multiple times on February 23, 2003, according to Los Angeles County coroner records. The shooting caused immediate death and prompted an investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Early investigative work included evidence collection and witness interviews, but no immediate arrests or identified suspects were reported. Details about motive or perpetrators were scarce in the initial stages, and the case presented challenges that left it unsolved in the years that followed.

Anyone who knew Andersen, was in Quartz Hill on February 23, 2003, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.