On the night of July 24, 2024, 47-year-old Thomas Dedmon was fatally shot in a public park in the 38200 block of 10th Street East in Palmdale, California. Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department responded to reports of a gunshot victim around midnight and found Dedmon with a gunshot wound to his back; the Los Angeles County Fire Department pronounced him dead at the scene shortly after midnight on July 25, 2024. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner classified the death as a homicide by gunshot wound.

No arrests or suspect identifications have been reported. The Sheriff’s Department is investigating and asks anyone with information to contact their Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500, or to submit anonymous tips through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org. If anyone knew Thomas Dedmon or saw activity in the park that night, please share what you know.