John Joseph McMillan, a 30-year-old Black man from Los Angeles, was shot to death in Wilmington on Saturday, January 12, 2002. The Los Angeles County coroner’s records and a Los Angeles Times Homicide Report list gunshot wounds as the cause and classify the death as a homicide; he was shot multiple times and died at the scene.

The LAPD opened an investigation and identified several persons of interest, and detectives pursued leads that at times pointed toward individuals linked to gang activity. The initial reports left motive and the exact sequence of events unclear, and investigators cited a lack of concrete leads and reluctance among some community members to come forward.

Anyone who knew John Joseph McMillan, saw activity in Wilmington around January 12, 2002, or has information that could help investigators is asked to come forward.