Ahmed Marwan Najjar, 27, was shot and killed in Monrovia in the early hours of February 3, 2024. Officers responding around 1:30 a.m. to reports of a fight in the 100 block of East Olive Avenue found Najjar in a rear parking lot with gunshot wounds to the upper body. He was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead at 2:40 a.m.

The shooting happened behind the Gem City Grill in Old Town Monrovia. Witnesses made multiple calls about an altercation, but the exact cause of the dispute is unclear. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is assisting the Monrovia Police Department; no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified. A memorial page has been created and friends and family have shared condolences.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or lacrimestoppers.org. If you knew Ahmed or saw anything that night, please come forward.