Izell Leonard, 32, known in the Los Angeles rap community as YCA, was shot to death on the afternoon of October 14, 2025, inside the Manchester Wellness Center, a cannabis dispensary at 962 West Manchester Avenue in South Los Angeles. Police were called to the 900 block of West Manchester around 12:43 p.m.; officers found Leonard mortally wounded and he was pronounced dead at the scene. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified him and listed the manner of death as homicide, citing gunshot wounds to the head and neck.

Witnesses placed the shooting inside the dispensary across from the Danny Bakewell Sr. Primary Center. Detectives opened a homicide investigation and asked anyone with information to contact the department’s 24-hour tip line at 877-LAPD-247. As of the latest public updates, no motive, suspect description, or arrests had been announced. Memorial posts acknowledged him by both his given name and stage name and noted the location and date of the killing.

If anyone was in or near the dispensary that afternoon or has information about the shooting, can you share what you saw with investigators?