Marcus Crenshaw, 48, was fatally shot on August 12, 2024, around 9:30 p.m. in the parking lot of a liquor store near Crenshaw and El Segundo Boulevards in Hawthorne, California. Responding officers found him with multiple gunshot wounds; Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene.

A Hawthorne police officer who was patrolling witnessed the shooting and began a vehicle pursuit that ended with one person detained. Authorities said additional male adult suspects remained at large, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Homicide Bureau is assisting the Hawthorne Police Department. No further arrests or suspect identities have been released.

Crenshaw’s family organized a fundraiser to cover funeral expenses and described him as a hardworking man and father. Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau or submit an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers.