Two people were killed in a shooting at the intersection of East 50th Street and South Central Avenue in Los Angeles’ Central-Alameda neighborhood on the night of Monday, June 16, 2025. Travon Pratt, 48, a Black/African American man, was among those wounded; he was transported to a hospital in critical condition and later died. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner listed his manner of death as homicide and the cause as multiple gunshot wounds.

According to responding officers from the LAPD Newton Division, a group had been talking outside around 11 p.m. when two suspects arrived, opened fire multiple times and fled westbound on 50th Street. Witnesses said the assailants continued shooting as people ran. A 49-year-old woman, later identified as Taniya Delouth, was also pronounced dead at the scene. As of the identifications reported on June 18, 2025, no arrests, suspect identities or motive had been announced.

If anyone was at that gathering or saw vehicles leaving the area that night, can you share what you remember with Newton Division detectives?