On August 20, 2024, at about 9:50 p.m., 39-year-old Deveon Foster was fatally shot inside a smoke shop at 8651 Figueroa Street near Manchester Avenue in the Vermont-Vista area of Los Angeles. Witnesses reported two men in their twenties entered the store, approached Foster and another male victim, and opened fire multiple times before fleeing. Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department personnel.

Detectives later identified 43-year-old Dennis Bracamontes as a suspect. Shortly before 2 p.m. on August 20, undercover detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department located Bracamontes in the 14700 block of Firestone Boulevard in La Mirada. As he and a female passenger attempted to leave, officers moved to arrest him; Bracamontes allegedly pointed a handgun at investigators, a detective fired a round, and Bracamontes sustained minor injuries from shattered glass before being taken into custody. A Polymer 80 9mm handgun was recovered from the vehicle. The female passenger was detained and uninjured. Bracamontes was booked on murder and additional charges; the LASD and the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office are reviewing the officer-involved shooting. The investigation into Foster’s killing remains ongoing.

If anyone has information about the shooting, where the shooters came from, or possible accomplices, please contact the LAPD.