Tavari Scott Sinclair, a 20-year-old Black man, was found fatally shot on a sidewalk in Compton on the night of February 6, 2025. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Compton Station responded to the 400 block of North Long Beach Boulevard at about 10:55 p.m., and Compton Fire Department personnel pronounced Sinclair dead at the scene. The Medical Examiner ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the back and classified it a homicide.

Sinclair was born February 12, 2004, and was six days shy of his 21st birthday. He stood 6 feet 4 inches and weighed 150 pounds. Records note at least two prior detentions for weapons-related offenses, the most recent on January 12, 2025, for possessing a loaded firearm in public; he was released two days later under Penal Code Section 849 with no criminal complaint filed. No arrests or suspects have been identified in the February homicide.

The family reports a profound loss; a memorial website has been set up for condolences and memories. If anyone has information that could help the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, please contact 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org.