Elijah LeChon Novelle Davenport was 14 when he was fatally shot late at night on February 28, 2025, in an unincorporated area between Gardena and Compton, Los Angeles County. Responders went to the 13100 block of Jarvis Avenue near Main and San Pedro streets in Willowbrook after reports of gunfire at about 11:58 p.m. Elijah, a ninth-grade student at Centennial High School in Compton, was found with a gunshot wound to the chest and was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead at 12:35 a.m. on March 1, 2025.

The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner ruled the death a homicide. Elijah is survived by his mother, Mercedes, and two younger siblings, Z Khiyah, 10, and Niko, 1. A fundraiser was organized to help with funeral expenses. There are no reports naming any arrests or suspects in the case as of the information provided.

Does anyone in the area have information about what happened that night or saw anything on Jarvis Avenue around midnight on February 28?