Robert Lett was 18 when he was shot and killed near 9th Street and Locust Avenue in Long Beach, California, on the night of August 19, 2008. Officers found him with gunshot wounds; the Long Beach Police Department investigated but initially identified no suspects or clear motive.

Witnesses were urged to come forward and a reward was offered for information leading to an arrest, but no definitive leads had emerged. Detectives described the case as one of several violent incidents affecting the city and said Lett’s death underscored ongoing problems with gang-related and random shootings in the area.

If anyone was in the vicinity that night or has information about Robert Lett’s killing, please share what is known with Long Beach police.