Seventeen-year-old Chyler Paton was shot and killed the night of June 18, 2025, outside a home in the 23000 block of Huber Avenue in Torrance, California. Officers answering shots-fired calls just before 9 p.m. found him in the driveway with a gunshot wound; the Los Angeles County medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from a gunshot wound to the head.

Paton, a recent graduate of Culver City High School and a multi-sport athlete, had planned to study criminal justice at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Family accounts and news reports say he was at the house to pick up a sibling from an end-of-year pool party when gunfire erupted; spent shell casings and a large gathering were reported at the scene. Some memorial pages used the name Chyler Payton, but law enforcement and the coroner identified him as Chyler Paton.

Investigators with the Torrance Police Department continued the homicide probe and appealed for witnesses. By mid-August 2025, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn announced a $20,000 reward for information leading to a conviction, but no suspect had been publicly identified and no arrests were announced. If anyone has information about what happened that night, Torrance police want to hear from you?