Brian Coffin, a 41-year-old Black man, was shot to death before dawn on September 14, 2025, in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles. Police were called shortly after 5 a.m. to the area near 11th Street and Los Angeles Street, where Coffin was found mortally wounded on the sidewalk and was later identified by the county medical examiner. The medical examiner ruled the death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

Witnesses said a group of six people in dark clothing fled the scene in a vehicle; officers recovered spent casings but no immediate arrests were reported. LAPD Central Bureau detectives canvassed the blocks, collected fragments of security video and brief accounts from early risers who heard the gunfire, but investigators had not publicly identified a suspect or announced any arrests.

The motive remains unknown. If anyone saw activity near 11th Street and Los Angeles Street around 5 a.m. on September 14, 2025, or has security video from that time, please share information with detectives.