On August 2, 2024, at about 12:15 a.m., officers from the LAPD Southwest Division found 50-year-old Steven Rayo seated in his vehicle near 1046 W. Martin Luther King Blvd., west of Vermont Boulevard in South Los Angeles, after reports of gunfire. He had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to the head and his car had collided with two parked vehicles, indicating he was attacked while inside the vehicle. Rayo was taken to a local hospital, pronounced brain dead on arrival, and removed from life support soon after. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office ruled the cause of death a gunshot wound to the head and classified it a homicide. Family described him as a hardworking man preparing for a business trip to San Francisco and said he is survived by a 12-year-old daughter. No arrests or suspects have been announced; anyone with information is asked to contact LAPD South Bureau homicide detectives at 323-786-511 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

Did anyone in South Los Angeles see or hear anything around Martin Luther King Blvd. and Vermont Boulevard that night?